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US regulators have authorised the first Covid-19 jabs for children under five and vaccinations are beginning to be rolled out. The vaccines will be provided by Moderna and Pfizer. Babies as young as six months will be eligible for the jabs. Dr Leana Wen, a professor of public health at George Washington University with two kids under the age of five, explains why she will be getting her children vaccinated, as well as recommending the jabs to her patients. She says that although the numbers of deaths and infections amongst children are low in comparison to adults, more than a thousand deaths have been reported in the under-18s in the US, with many more hospitalised, and that Covid-19 can still cause serious illness in children.  Photo: A child receives a Covid-19 vaccine at a pharmacy in the US Credit: Reuters