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All children aged five to 11 in england will be offered a cove id vaccine, following advice from the joint committee on vaccination and immunization. They will get two jabs of fizeby onte, each dose a third smaller than for adults,. with the second jab 12 weeks after the first. Nectar mattresses start at just 499 dollars - but they should cost hundreds more if you're not sleeping well. Enjoy a 365 night home trial, forever warranty and free shipping and returns. This is the guardian. If you have to decide between over spending and over sleeping, choose the comfe option.

When the announcement came last week that all children aged five to 11 in England will be offered a Covid vaccine, emphasis was placed on parental decision-making. But with factors to consider including disease severity, transmission, long Covid and vaccine side-effects, for many parents and guardians this may not be an easy choice. Ian Sample speaks to Prof Adam Finn about how the evidence stacks up, and what parents should be thinking about when deciding whether to vaccinate their five- to 11-year-olds against Covid-19. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod