The UK government’s advisory body on vaccines has recommended giving low-dose Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shots to vulnerable children as young as 5, and booster shots for some teenagers. In a statement published on Wednesday, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) said two 10 microgram doses of the Pfizer vaccine, also known as Comirnaty, should be offered to children aged 5 to 11 who are either in a clinical risk group or live with an immunosuppressed person. It is estimated that around 330,000 children will be eligible for the shot. The JCVI recommended an eight-week interval between the doses, and a four-week minimum interval between any vaccine dose and a recent COVID-19 infection. Dr. June Raine, chief executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, sought to reassure parents and carers that “no new vaccine for children would have been approved unless the expected standards of safety, quality, and effectiveness have …