<p>Children in Britain will start receiving a Covid-19 vaccine as early as August under provisional government plans to push for maximum national immunity from the coronavirus, <em>The Telegraph</em> reported on Tuesday.</p>.<p>That timeline would be months earlier than expected, the newspaper said, citing two sources involved in the plans.</p>.<p>Government officials are waiting on the findings from a child vaccine study being run by Oxford University on the vaccine it has developed with AstraZeneca Plc before making a final decision on the rollout.</p>.<p>The<em> Telegraph</em> report said safety data from the study of 300 volunteers aged between 6 and 17 was expected shortly, with conclusions due in June or July. Oxford University did not give a date for the completion of the study at the time of its launch last month.</p>.<p>The UK Department Of Health and Oxford University did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment outside office hours on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Children in Britain will start receiving a Covid-19 vaccine as early as August under provisional government plans to push for maximum national immunity from the coronavirus, <em>The Telegraph</em> reported on Tuesday.</p>.<p>That timeline would be months earlier than expected, the newspaper said, citing two sources involved in the plans.</p>.<p>Government officials are waiting on the findings from a child vaccine study being run by Oxford University on the vaccine it has developed with AstraZeneca Plc before making a final decision on the rollout.</p>.<p>The<em> Telegraph</em> report said safety data from the study of 300 volunteers aged between 6 and 17 was expected shortly, with conclusions due in June or July. Oxford University did not give a date for the completion of the study at the time of its launch last month.</p>.<p>The UK Department Of Health and Oxford University did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment outside office hours on Tuesday.</p>