First Covid booster jabs given today with NHS frontline staff at top of list

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Millions of over-50s, NHS and social care staff and clinically vulnerable people will be invited for a booster shot

Millions are going to be invited to step forward for a third dose over the coming months

Hubs have been set up in hospitals to start inoculating frontline staff to prevent the virus spreading on wards. Health officials are worried about a bad flu season hitting the country as immunity is likely to be lower after lockdowns suppressed seasonal outbreaks, coupled with the reality flu strain sampling has been reduced with resources diverted to fighting Covid-19.

Among the first to get a third jab was Catherine Cargill, a maternity support worker at Croydon University Hospital in south London. The rollout of third jabs will last through the winter after the government’s independent experts approved the move

 

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