Covid vaccination among children aged 12 to 15 has sparked a debate on the Adver’s Facebook page.

The UK’s four chief medical officers are now recommending the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine after considering the impact of the pandemic on children’s education as well as the risks to their mental health from missing school.

This means around three million children could be eligible for the jab, despite the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation deciding not to recommend mass vaccination of 12-to-15 year olds.

Here's what you told us on our Facebook page...

Claire Claire: “It should be the child’s decision if they want it or not.”

Terry Sargent: “Spain has vaccinated 77% 12-15 year olds. The infection rate has dropped significantly. Masks still mandatory in crowded places, measures appear to be working. Seems like the UK will follow the recommendations from the 4 main CMO’s.”

Sarah Pearce: “I am not letting my child have it and when he is old enough then he can make the decision not me.”

Hayley Leinster-Poole: “I will absolutely not be injecting my children with this!!

“The government have been saying follow the science from the start, JCVI have said the risk to the child outweighs the positive of the jab.

“So that to me tells me they don’t follow the science at all.”

Connor Mountford: “Everyone saying kids shouldn’t have jabs are the same who will complain when there's another lockdown because of rising cases in schools.”

Nicole Mapplethorpe: “It's not that children are dying from it at all, it's to help control the spread if they have approved it why stop those who want it.”

Andrea See: “Can't figure out why those screaming about being free to not be vaccinated are so keen on denying the freedom to be vaccinated to others.”

Lois Mason: “At the end of the day everyone has different views on this. Just do what you think is right for your child without arguing and name calling others just get on with whatever you decide as it’s no one else's business, people know what is best for their child.”

Annemarie Tuppy Carey: “Mine have the choice and have both been asked and they both want it. One is needle phobic and still wants the vaccine. If they then change their mind and say they don’t want it that’s okay too. My kids are a very mature 12 and 14. Personal choice for each family.”

Adam Poole: “Yet again all that can be seen here is so many people concerned about themselves and showing little if any concern for others. Having the vaccine not only protects those that receive it but everyone else as having it significantly reduces transmission of the virus. Having the vaccination is therefore the responsible thing to do.”

Angela Williams: “I think it is to help stop schooling time lost through Covid as education was disrupted last year so much.”

Stefanie Louise: “Children don't need the jab.”

Renata Chapman: “Sadly people have also died from the vaccine. It’s a decision that everyone has the right to make based on their own circumstances.”

Ricky Gallo: “Would you give your kid an experimental vaccine with no known long term effects?”