FROM Monday Brits eligible for a vital booster shot can book themselves in a month before they are due their jab. The booking system has been changed to make sure everyone with waning protection ag…
Vaccines Minister Maggie Throup said:The Covid-19 booster programme is making great progress - thank you to the NHS and everybody who has come forward so far to secure vital protection ahead of the winter.
“I encourage everybody eligible for a booster and flu vaccine to book your jab as soon as possible to keep yourself and your loved ones safe over the coming months.” Last week, clinical guidance was updated to enable Covid-19 boosters to be given slightly earlier to those at highest risk. It includes care home residents who may have received their second doses at different times to be vaccinated in the same session, as long as it has been five months since their second dose.and book an appointment at either their GP practice or their local pharmacy.It had been largely suppressed during the past two winters thanks to lockdowns, and experts fear of a huge wave because population immunity is low.
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