Some scientists did a study and found out that almost half of the people in the UK did not get all the Covid-19 shots they needed last summer. They looked at the health records of everyone older than five years old. They saw that young people often didn't get all their shots. If more people had gotten all their shots, over 7,000 people might not have had to go to the hospital because of Covid-19. The scientists think looking at everyone's health records can help us learn about other sicknesses too.

The study showed that in different parts of the UK, different numbers of people didn't get all their Covid-19 shots. In Northern Ireland, the most people missed their shots, and in Wales, the fewest people missed them. The scientists think that if everyone had gotten their shots, fewer people would have gotten really sick and had to go to the hospital. They also found out that older people who didn't get all their shots were more likely to get very sick from Covid-19.

A smart professor named Sir Aziz Sheikh said that the Covid-19 shots are very important for keeping people alive. He thinks the study can help us know where to tell more people about getting their shots. The study found that young people, men, people with less money, and people from different cultures often didn't get all their shots. The scientists believe that using health records to learn about sickness can help us keep people healthier.

Original news source: Covid jab skipped by 44%, entire UK study finds (BBC)

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1. What is a Covid-19 shot?
2. How would you feel if you had to go to the hospital because of Covid-19?
3. Do you like getting shots? Why or why not?
4. Do you think it's important for everyone to get all their Covid-19 shots? Why?
5. What is a health record?
6. How would you feel if you found out that you didn't get all your shots?
7. Do you think it's fair that some people didn't get all their Covid-19 shots? Why or why not?
8. What do you think can be done to make sure more people get all their shots?
9. Why do you think young people often didn't get all their Covid-19 shots?
10. How would you feel if you were more likely to get very sick from Covid-19 because you didn't get all your shots?
11. Do you think it's important to use health records to learn about sickness? Why or why not?
12. What can we learn from this study about keeping people healthier?

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