# Expensive vaccinations for the young

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Podcast: [Dr. John Campbell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784)
Published: 2026-09-14T01:15:00+00:00
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Prices, Pfizer and Moderna raise price of vaccines https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-news-nhs-double-covid-vaccine-uk-cases-isolation/ European Union supply contracts One Pfizer shot now 19.50 euros (£16.65) Up from 15.50 euros previously One Moderna dose £18.30 Up from about £16 in the first procurement deal Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation https://www.gov.uk/government/news/statement-on-offering-covid-19-vaccination-to-young-people https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jcvi-statement-august-2021-covid-19-vaccination-of-children-and-young-people-aged-12-to-17-years https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58091693 16 and 17-year-olds in the UK will be offered a first dose soon 1.4 million will be eligible Prof Jonathan Van-Tam We have the supply and I'm expecting this to start in a very short number of weeks indeed There is no time to waste in getting on with this I want us to proceed as fast as is practically possible Pfizer-BioNTech only Routinely vaccinating children over 12 United States since May France Italy, Brazil, Japan, Israel, Hong Kong Vaccine safety https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jcvi-statement-august-2021-covid-19-vaccination-of-children-and-young-people-aged-12-to-17-years/jcvi-statement-on-covid-19-vaccination-of-children-and-young-people-aged-12-to-17-years-4-august-2021 The Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 vaccine is administered via intramuscular injection, usually in the upper arm. Most frequent reactions aged 12 to 17 years Injection site pain, fever and headache Generally mild, self-limiting and short-lived, (1 to 2 days) FDA data on pericarditis and myocarditis https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-june-25-2021 Onset of symptoms within a few days after…

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