The UK government’s vaccines watchdog has decided there is not enough evidence to recommend the rollout of Covid vaccines to all 12- to 15-year-olds, but has held open the possibility of ministers seeking other advice to go ahead nonetheless.

JCVI member Adam Finn referred to a rare cardiac complication that can occur as a side-effect of the vaccine, saying:'"Young people who experience it do seem to get better in the short term. But there are uncertainties about the long term implications of the condition'