Almost a million more people (900,000) will become eligible for a shingles vaccination from September, the NHS announced today. Anyone who is severely immunosuppressed and over 50 will be able to get two doses of the Shingrix vaccine – currently the vaccine is only available to those over 70. From 1 September 2023, those turning […]
England’s top NHS doctor Professor Sir Stephen Powis has called on people eligible for a covid jab to book an appointment before the end of the month. The NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Programme’s spring campaign will end on Friday 30 June and it will be the last day anyone due a spring booster or yet to […]
The NHS is encouraging people to come forward for their spring booster ahead of the seasonal campaign coming to a close at the end of June. The NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Programme has provided more than 3.6 million people with a spring booster to date, which is more than half of those eligible. Friday 30 June […]
The NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Programme has vaccinated almost half of those eligible with a spring booster a month after the campaign’s formal launch. More than three million people have taken up the offer of a spring COVID jab to keep up their protection from the virus. Around 6.6 million people are eligible, including those aged […]
The NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Programme has vaccinated more than two million of the most at-risk people in England with a spring covid jab since the programme launched last month. As of Thursday 4 May, the NHS has vaccinated 2.04 million people during this booster campaign. More than 153,000 care home residents – representing over half […]
The NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Programme has vaccinated more than 150,000 older adult care home residents in England in just three weeks since the campaign began – over half of all those eligible. Roving teams of NHS staff have visited more than 6,000 care homes – almost three in five – to offer the spring jabs […]
The NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Programme has vaccinated more than one million people with a spring covid dose in just over a week since the campaign formally launched outside of care homes. NHS staff have been going into older adult care homes to offer residents the vaccine since 3 April, while everyone else who is eligible […]
There are more than 725,000 chances to grab a jab this week as the NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Programme opens up its spring offer to all those eligible. More than 320,000 people have already booked an appointment and the first of these will begin receiving their vaccinations from today. Around five million people in total are […]
The NHS will kick off the next phase of its world-renowned covid vaccination programme on Monday with a spring campaign to protect the most vulnerable, starting in care homes. Around five million people in total will be eligible for a spring covid jab, including over 75s, those with a weakened immune system and older adult […]
More than 86 million Covid vaccination appointments have been arranged using the NHS’s national online booking system since its launch two years ago. The national booking service, which is managed by NHS England, launched in January 2021 to allow people to book their Covid vaccine online and via the 119 phoneline. The service is easy […]