Children between the ages of five and 11 in Scotland are to be offered a Covid-19 vaccine after the government accepted a draft ruling from advisors.
The UK’s Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is yet to publish official guidance on giving jabs to all youngsters.
However, the Scottish and Welsh governments both say they have received “draft” advice which will be accepted.
Plans are being put in place with health boards to deliver the vaccines.
Sturgeon said parents and carers of five to 11-year-olds “need not do anything”, with more information to be announced when plans are finalised.
Sturgeon said: “Throughout the pandemic it has been our intention that we follow the clinical and scientific evidence available to us and I’d like to once again thank the JCVI for their hard work in scrutinising the science and providing clear guidance.
“Discussions with health boards on the best way of delivering vaccinations to five to 11-year-olds have already begun – these will continue and we will provide further information when this approach is finalised.”
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