Despite the announcement that all over-18s are now eligible for a booster, and the gap between second and third doses is reduced from six to three months, the online National Booking Service has not been updated to reflect the changes.
The newly-eligible groups will be invited to have their third doses in"descending" five-year age groups, starting with the 30 to 39-year-olds. Commenting on the decision for GP surgeries, the Patients Association told The Guardian that delaying health checks for the elderly risked symptoms being missed.
There not even seeing people anyway getting an appointment is a joke
Leave the GP to get on with the job and get drive through set up, could probably vaccinate the entire population in 1 weekend. Just holt everything for 48 hrs and just get it done. Quit the fanny around.
Sibling with profound learning disability just endured 3 hours of surgery to remove an abscess that festered due to no face to face GP appointment after weeks of begging.
Wrong, GP’s can stop doing health checks for new patients they still have to register them 🙄
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