A single-dose Covid vaccine made by Janssen has been approved for use in the UK by the medicines regulator.
Moderna says its Covid vaccine is "highly effective" in adolescents aged 12 to 17.
People aged 30 and 31 in England are being invited to book to have their first dose of Covid vaccine.
Vaccinating children is routine and widely accepted - measles, mumps, polio, diphtheria, rotavirus, multiple strains of meningitis, whooping cough… the list goes on. All this starts from just a few weeks old.
The international scheme to ensure equal access to Covid-19 vaccines is 140 million doses short because of India's continuing Covid crisis.
Adults are more likely to report mild and moderate side-effects after mixing doses of the AstraZeneca and Pfizer Covid vaccines, a study indicates.
Next week will see the most significant lifting of restrictions yet in England, with indoor mixing to be allowed. The rest of the UK is making similar steps.
Jeanne Dusungu prepares to vaccinate people against Covid-19 in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Pakistan has declared an eight-day partial lockdown ahead of the celebration of Eid al-Fitr next week.
The EU Commission has recommended easing restrictions on non-essential travel from overseas.
