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A total of 2.7 million appointments were made on the National Booking Service in the past week, with more than three quarters of a million bookings made on Monday.
More than 10 million people in England have now received their booster vaccine since the programme began, including people who are clinically vulnerable, aged 50 and above, or who work in health and social care. The latest figures come after Health Secretary Sajid Javid said last weekend that Covid-19 booster jabs, and first and second jabs, are part of a ‘national mission’ to help avoid a return to coronavirus restrictions over Christmas.
The NHS is now inviting those who had their second dose more than five months ago for their booster, allowing people to book their top-up in advance of becoming eligible so they can receive it as soon as they reach six months. NHS England said next week another 3.6 million people will be invited to book their booster when they become eligible.
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