Last week, 28,369 positive cases were recorded in the West Midlands - and 23,185 in the East.

Covid rates are rising in parts of the Midlands, are booster jabs the answer? 

The FDA panel say the Pfizer vaccine's benefits in preventing coronavirus within the age group outweigh any potential risk.

US vaccine advisors approve Pfizer jab for five to 11-year-olds

An NHS worker receives a Covid booster vaccine in August.
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More than 3 million in England have received a Covid booster and Downing Street is pledging to ramp up the drive - but vaccinators are facing hurdles.

Vaccine boosters: How to get it, who is eligible, and how many have had the jab

Letters and texts will be sent inviting eligible people to book boosters, and at the same time school aged vaccination services are starting ahead of winter.

Booster invitations and jabs for 12-15 year olds in North East start this week

The vaccine maker is planning to seek authorisation for this age group in the US, the UK and Europe.

Pfizer Covid vaccine 'safe and effective for children aged five to 11'

Dr Gill Richardson warned there has been a rise in hospitalisations of unvaccinated pregnant women, some of whom have needed intensive care. 

Concern around vaccine uptake as four in ten pregnant women not jabbed

 Staff at the only vaccine distribution centre in the Midlands say they stand ready to push the booster vaccine rollout.

Step inside the vaccine distribution centre gearing up for booster jab rollout

More than 30 million people in the UK will be offered a third dose of either the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna coronavirus vaccines

Booster vaccines: Over 50s, care home residents, health workers to get third jab

A person receives a Covid-19 jab at a pop-up vaccination centre during a four-day vaccine festival in Langdon Park, Poplar, east London. Picture date: Saturday July 31, 2021.  Kirsty O'Connor/PA 

Parental consent will be sought, but children deemed to be 'competent' can overrule their parents' decision, vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi said.

Covid vaccines to be offered to 12 to 15-year-olds in England from next week

 Children aged 12-to-15 years will be offered a single dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine from next week, the Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi has said.

12-to-15 year olds to be offered a single dose of covid vaccine from next week

Humphrey Vocadlo, aged 20, receives a Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at an NHS Vaccination Clinic at Tottenham Hotspur's stadium in north London. The NHS is braced for high demand as anyone in England over the age of 18 can now book a Covid-19 vaccination jab. Picture date: Sunday June 20, 2021. Yui Mok/PA

All 27 children in the study had severe neurodisabilities who tend to get recurrent respiratory infections and spend time in residential care.

Pfizer side effects mild or moderate in vulnerable children aged 12-15 - study

File photo dated 20/06/21 of a woman receiving a Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at an NHS Vaccination Clinic at Tottenham Hotspur's stadium in north London. Leaders in London are coming together for a vaccine summit in a bid to boost the number of people getting coronavirus jabs - as figures show the capital continues to lag behind the rest of England. Issue date: Sunday June 20, 2021.

The extra doses will ensure the country is able to control Covid-19 "for years to come", the health secretary said.

Extra 35 million Pfizer jabs to be delivered to UK in second half of 2022

Both clinics will be held at the Chester Street vaccination hub in Douglas. All attending are asked to bring proof of identification with them.

16-17 year olds on Isle of Man to be offered Pfizer jabs 

Some health boards have begun calling over-16s for their Covid vaccinations after the Welsh Government announced it would start offering the jab to them.  

Vaccine centres in Wales begin inviting 16 and 17-year-olds for Covid jab

The James Paget Hospital in Gorleston is offering walk-in vaccinations for pregnant women to try to increase the uptake

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