This is despite previous concerns that children are the most susceptible to swine flu and are more likely to spread the virus.
Last week the Government announced that only individuals aged over six months and up to 65 years who have underlying health problems and who are considered to be at risk are to receive the vaccine this autumn, along with frontline health and social care workers and pregnant women.
A BBC report said that children in Bristol, Exeter, Oxford, Southampton and part of London could be the first to trial a vaccine for those aged from six months to 12 years. Participation in the scheme would be voluntary, with consenting parents briefed on the possible risks, reports said.
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