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Vaccine pass gap for kids could hit half-term breaks

Government
James Chapple
25 January 2022

Some children could struggle to prove their Covid status in time for half-term, despite the government pledging to extend the NHS Covid Pass to youngsters aged 12 to 15 next month.

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Esprit ski is aimed at familes and groups with children (Credit: Lex Valishvili / Unsplash)

The change was announced on Monday (24 January) by transport secretary Grant Shapps as part of what he described as an effort to "liberalise" the government’s international travel regime.


However, The Telegraph reports children seeking to provide proof of immunity to Covid-19 from a previous infection will only be able to do so through the NHS if their infection was confirmed via an NHS PCR test, and not from a lateral flow test.