Bookings can be made online or over the phone as long as the person had their last jab at least three months ago.
People aged 65 and over in England can now book their COVID-19 booster jab online or via 111.
The NHS is also offering appointments to carers and pregnant women as the vaccine rollout continues ahead of the winter months. People aged 75 and over, the severely immunosuppressed and frontline health and care workers have been able to book a booster since last week.Bookings can be done online or over the phone as long as the person had their lastDozens of hospital hubs are joining the rollout to administer the jab - plus flu vaccines where possible - to members of the public as well as NHS staff.
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