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Does my child need the vaccine if they've recently recovered from Covid?

Experts answer listener questions on the latest stage of the Covid vaccination programme

In the next week, 12 to 15-year-olds in England will begin receiving their vaccine invitations, and booster jabs for over-50s are expected to be announced soon.

Today's Justin Webb and Mishal Husain put listeners' questions about the latest stage of the Covid-19 vaccination programme to Dr Liz Whittaker, infectious disease lead at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, and Professor Peter Openshaw, immunologist at Imperial College London & member of the UK Vaccine Network.

(Image: 14 year old receives his first dose of the vaccine in Dublin, Credit: Damien Storan/PA Wire)

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