Some Covid booster doses brought forward

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Care home residents are among those able to get their their Covid vaccine sooner.

The Covid vaccine booster is being brought forward for some people to make the campaign easier to roll out.But a change in clinical guidelines in the UK means some - such as care home residents - will be able to get their next dose after a five month gap.The concern is even small dips in vulnerable people's immunity will affect the NHS's ability to cope this winter.

falls from 95% three months after getting the second doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca to 75% after six months So if a care home has a mix of people who were vaccinated five and six months ago - they could all be vaccinated at once rather than teams having to visit multiple times.The health and social care secretary, Sajid Javid, said: "We are making great progress with the booster rollout and I want to thank everyone working so hard to get jabs in arms.

 

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