More than one million booster jabs have been booked in the last three days as the NHS vaccination programme continues its drive to protect the most vulnerable from coronavirus this winter. Around 356,000 boosters were booked this morning alone (midnight to midday) – around nine times more than last Monday morning when 38,600 appointments were […]
The head of the NHS today urged anyone who has not had a COVID-19 jab to join the thousands flocking to take up the ‘evergreen’ offer every day as winter approaches. More than a half a million adults have come forward for a first dose since the beginning of September, an average of around 9,000 […]
The NHS will be inviting another three million people who will become eligible for their booster next week as the life-saving NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme continues to protect those most at risk from the virus. For the first time, the NHS will be inviting those who had their second dose more than five months ago […]
COVID-19 booster vaccines have been delivered or booked in at every older adult care home in England where safe to do so, the NHS announced today. In just over six weeks since the rollout began, over 9,700 care homes have already been visited – almost nine in 10 – and a further 1,100 homes have […]
The NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme reported a record 1.6 million booster doses last week (Monday to Sunday) as the NHS booster campaign continues to protect the country against the virus. More than seven million people across England have received their COVID-19 booster vaccine and since Friday, more than half a million people have booked in […]
Hundreds of walk-in sites across the country are now offering booster vaccines as the NHS ‘Grab-a-Jab’ campaign returns, making it even easier for people who are eligible to get their top-up jab. In just over six weeks since the lifesaving NHS Covid-19 vaccination programme began delivering boosters, more than six million people have had their […]
The NHS is encouraging the public to use NHS 111 online to get urgent medical advice quickly – in addition to existing services – ahead of what England’s top doctor says will be a ‘winter like no other’. The NHS ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign will use TV adverts, social media posts and billboards to […]
Hundreds more schools will be offering the COVID-19 vaccine to 12-15-year olds this week when young people return to the classroom, as part of the NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme. NHS teams will visit over 800 schools in the next week to offer children aged 12 to 15 a chance to get vaccinated, with consent from […]
More than 1.6 million people who are newly eligible for their COVID-19 vaccine booster will be invited to come forward next week, as the life-saving NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme continues to protect those most at risk from the virus. Around 9.5 million invites, including texts, letters and emails, have been sent to people to date […]
Six million people in England have now received their COVID-19 booster vaccine top-up as the NHS COVID-19 vaccination rollout continues to protect the country against the virus. Millions of eligible people have come forward for vital extra protection offered by the booster since the programme launched just over six weeks ago, including well over half […]