U.K. to Offer Pfizer’s Covid Shot to All Children Aged 5 to 11

Children aged 5 to 11 in England will be offered Covid-19 vaccinations to widen protection for the population as the government moves to scrap remaining pandemic restrictions.

The National Health Service will make shots available to children across that age group starting in April, so “parents can, if they want, take up the offer to increase protection against potential future waves of Covid-19,” U.K. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said in a statement Wednesday.

Javid said most young children are generally at very low risk of serious illness from Covid and the priority remains for the NHS to provide vaccines and ...