Coronavirus

NHS sets out next steps to accelerate COVID-19 booster rollout

The NHS has today outlined detailed plans to accelerate the COVID-19 booster programme with more pop-up vaccination centres and extended opening hours as part of plans to protect the nation against the new Omicron variant. In response to the threat of the new variant, vaccination sites have been asked to operate 12 hours a day, seven […]

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NHS to offer booster booking to every adult by end of December

The NHS vaccination programme will offer every adult the chance to book a COVID-19 booster vaccine by the end of the year in a race to protect the nation against the Omicron variant. As part of the biggest and fastest vaccine programme in health service history, online bookings are available for all those in their […]

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NHS gives record number of booster vaccinations in one day

NHS national medical director Professor Stephen Powis said: “Thanks to the hard work of health service staff and our brilliant volunteers the NHS COVID vaccination programme delivered a record 483,361 booster jabs in England yesterday. “Scientists are very concerned about the spread of Omicron due to the speed with which it spreads and because two […]

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NHS to roll out life-saving booster jab to people aged 30-plus

People aged 30 and over will be able to book an appointment for their life-saving COVID-19 booster jab from tomorrow (Monday 13 December) as the NHS vaccine programme extends once again. The national booking system will open to everyone aged 30 to 39 so that they can arrange a top-up three months on from their […]

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Booster bookings surge as National Booking Service expands to over 40s three months on from second dose

More than 410,000 people snapped up booster appointments yesterday (Wednesday 8 December) after the National Booking Service (NBS) opened to those age 40 and over to book their life-saving top-up after the updated three-month interval. Almost half a million jabs were booked through the NBS in total, including 20,559 first doses and 39,623 second doses […]

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NHS launches new recruitment drive on COVID ‘Jabiversary’

The NHS is launching a drive to recruit 10,000 vaccination workers today on the ‘jabiversary’ of the first Pfizer jab. The health service made history when Margaret Keenan received the jab at Coventry a year ago, launching the NHS vaccination programme, the world’s first national effort to protect people against the virus. Twelve months on, […]

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