Despite Sweden recording 39,070 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, and with limited testing, the country’s health officials have decreed only children in high-risk categories should get a Covid vaccine.“With the knowledge we have today, with a low risk for serious disease for kids, we don’t see any clear benefit with vaccinating them,” Health Agency spokeswoman Britta Bjorkholm told a news conference.Ms Bjorkholm said the advice could be revisited in future if a dangerous new variant emerged or if research pointed to greater benefits for children.Even though regulators recommended against the jab for younger children, Sweden extended social restrictions to limit the spread of Covid-19 until February 9, including limited opening hours for restaurants and crowd limits for all indoor venues. UK RECORDS 534 DEATHS IN A DAYSadly, Britain has recorded its highest daily Covid death toll since February 2021. More than 88,000 cases of Covid-19 were recorded in the United Kingdom on Wednesday, as well as 534 deaths in a single day. The deaths occurred within 28 days of a positive test. However, the shocking death toll came as Covid deaths in Britain fell slightly over the past week, with the virus claiming 1806 lives in the last seven days — 25 fewer than the week before. Covid patients admitted to hospital also fell by 11 per cent in the country. The UK has recorded more than 156,000 Covid deaths in the past year.
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