The NHS has been asked to prepare to vaccinate 16 to 17 year olds “as soon as possible,” Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Wednesday. It comes after the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) published its recommendation to offer one dose of  Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to everyone in the age group. Official data from early July indicated that about 40 percent of students in England had antibodies. Public Health England said the one dose of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine “should act as a ‘booster’ to their immunity.” The JCVI said it will update its recommendation before the second doses are due at approximately 12 weeks after the first dose. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is currently the only CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus vaccine that is authorised for use on children over 12 years old. The JCVI has previously recommended offering two doses of the vaccines to children over 12 years old who are at higher risks …