The deadline for a Covid booster jab approaches next week for under-50s 💉 Vaccine efforts will then become “more targeted' to protect people at higher risk of severe illness
So far 15,000 people have booked a Covid vaccine for next week, the NHS said, after 17.3 million people had a booster jab over the winter.
Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay and the NHS director of vaccinations and screening, Steve Russell, urged people to take the final opportunity to get the jab.Mr Russell said: “There is just one week left of the autumn booster campaign and so if you are eligible for a booster but have yet to take up your latest dose, please do so before the end of next week.
Mr Barclay added: “Our hardworking NHS staff and volunteers have done an incredible job getting jabs into arms, and they’re on hand to top up your immunity and keep you and your loved ones protected.”Under-50s will no longer be able to get booster shots after fresh advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, which advises the Government on vaccines.
It said the Omicron variant had led to “lower disease severity” among younger people that makes the impact of jabs negligible when it comes to public safety.
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