Scientists to be Given Power to Decide on Vaccinations

From next month, the health secretary will lose his power to rule which jabs should form part of a national programmes to immunise children against a host of diseases.
Instead, a change in the law will mean recommendations from Government scientists on vaccinations must automatically be followed.
Critics accused the Government of "passing the buck" over contentious decisions to an unelected committee which was answerable to no-one.

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