article_snippet: the vaccination programme costs £20 a time and is expected to be available on the NHS by the end of the year.
article_snippet: On Saturday, the Mail highlighted how the jab was being denied to babies because of the cost row.
article_snippet: Nearly 800,000 babies each year would be eligible for the jab at an average annual cost of £16million.
article_snippet: GPs would give the injection to babies from the age of two months, with boosters at four months and 12 months.
article_snippet: Children need three doses in the first year of life, making the maximum final bill for the 700,000 born each year in England and Wales
article_snippet: GPs are also paid a £7.50 fee for each dose administered .
highlights_snippet: Almost 800,000 babies  would be eligible for jab at annual cost of £16m .
  