Marianicka
RedToothBrush
www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-57766717
Why???
Because the average 16 year old's GCSE courses have been absolutely shafted by Covid and they want to get back into school and get on with their A-levels without disruption.
Because many of them use public transport every day and it's a stressful and unpleasant environment at the moment.
Because many of them have part time jobs in customer-facing environments and they don't want to let their bosses down or cause the business go have to close if they get ill.
Because many of them have elderly grandparents who they would like to be able to see more freely.
Because teenagers in other countries have been being vaccinated for months.
Because people with two jabs have freedom to enter certain countries when the unvaccinated do not (some countries are specifying double-vaccinated and their dependents under 12 which leaves British teenagers in limbo)
Because they want to play their part in getting the country back on its feet and to be ready to get on with their lives as soon as humanly possible.
Because many of them have siblings only a year or two older who are being strongly encouraged to get vaccinated.
Because some of them will have known schoolfriends catch Covid and be really quite poorly with it.
Because there is a modest but definite risk of long Covid.“
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