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Britain's vaccine advisers say they do not recommend mass vaccinating children aged 12-15 against

coronavirus

, preferring to take a precautionary approach to assessing the long-term impacts of rare cardiac inflammation.

There have been reports of inflammation of the heart, known as

myocarditis

, in young people after vaccination with the Pfizer injection, although

the condition is usually mild

.

Britain's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization said Friday that it was recommending Covid-19 vaccines to young people aged 12 to 15 with previous health conditions, qualifying that

the benefits of vaccination for healthy children are likely small

.

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