That doesn't mean they weren't. The article just doesn't say. I don't know about the UK, but in the U.S., because of the EUA, many younger people got vaccinated before the vaccine was approved for their age group, therefore the question is fair.
No, you're absolutely right. But being in the UK (and the vaccine being provided by the NHS) does mean it's highly, highly unlikely that they were vaccinated as it has not been offered to the under 5s.
> In a statement, it said "no link to the Covid-19 vaccine was identified and detailed information collected through a questionnaire to cases about food, drink and personal habits failed to identify any common exposure."
Vaccinated*, and can you specify which vaccination you mean specifically?
I mean tons of people got all the vaccinations but for some reason draw the line at the Covid-19 one(s). I mean I get some reluctance with the new mRNA types, but there's "traditional" types as well, and so far there are no statistically significant side effects to the mRNA types.
I mean I say so far, personally I'm already convinced, but for the skeptics, how long will you wait to see if there's any long term effects?