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NHS delivers back to back record COVID booster jabs
The NHS COVID vaccination programme delivered another daily booster jab record yesterday (Wednesday) with over 626,000 reported in just one day. There were 626,846 new boosters reported – an increase of 84% from the 340,615 recorded on the previous Wednesday. Bookings for boosters also continued to surge with a record 821,075 appointments for top-ups made […]
NHS delivers record daily number of boosters as vaccine drive surges forward
The NHS delivered the highest daily number of booster jabs on record yesterday (Tuesday) while bookings continue to surge, as the NHS COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues to expand. A total of 611,976 jabs were reported yesterday, including a daily high of 548,039 booster vaccines. The previous daily record was on Saturday (11 December) when 483,361 […]
NHS booster bookings open to every eligible adult
Every eligible adult can book their booster jab from today as the NHS COVID-19 Vaccination programme seeks to protect the nation from the new Omicron strain of the virus. People aged 18 to 29 can now use the national booking service to make an appointment to get their jab at one of thousands of centres […]
Booster bookings surge as NHS accelerates COVID-19 vaccine campaign
More than 650,000 booster bookings were made yesterday (Monday) as the NHS kickstarted the expansion of its world-leading COVID-19 vaccination programme. Yesterday was the second highest day for booster bookings as the online service opened to all eligible people aged 30 and above. A total of 704,148 vaccine appointments were made, including 655,170 for boosters. […]
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 […]
COVID-19 booster bookings go through the roof as 110,000 people get appointment by 9am
More than 110,000 people booked their life-saving COVID-19 booster jab before 9am this morning, the NHS has said. Speaking today, NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard said that the online site was already seeing record demand for bookings as the vaccination programme ramps up in a race to protect the nation against the Omicron variant. It […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hundreds of thousands book boosters as more volunteers called to help get jabs in arms
More than 620,000 people snapped up COVID booster jab appointments over the last two days after the NHS Vaccination programme opened to allow those age 40 and over to book their life-saving top-up three months on from their second dose. Seven million more people have become eligible to book a jab as a result of […]