Greater than 1.6 million folks can be invited to e-book their COVID-19 booster jab subsequent week because the vaccination programme continues to be rolled out.
Individuals throughout England, who’re newly eligible, for the third dose will obtain an invitation to e-book their booster on-line.
Round 9.5 million invitations, together with texts, letters, and emails, have been despatched out already and extra are as a result of land on doorsteps subsequent week.
Based on NHS England, the most recent figures present greater than half of eligible folks aged over 50, and greater than two-thirds of individuals over 80, have already acquired their booster shot.
On Friday, official figures confirmed greater than 7 million folks weak folks throughout the UK have now been given a COVID-19 booster jab.
In six weeks, NHS workers and volunteers had delivered greater than 6 million boosters in England alone, NHS England stated.
Dr Nikki Kanani, deputy lead of the NHS vaccination programme, stated: “It’s encouraging to see that because of the efforts of NHS workers, hundreds of thousands of individuals have acquired their booster already and simply over six weeks in, with over half of eligible over-50s already protected as we head right into a winter like no different.
“I’ve lately had my booster at a neighborhood pharmacy and with extra folks turning into eligible day by day I’d encourage anybody who receives their textual content or letter invite to e-book an appointment and get their doubtlessly life-saving top-up jab as quickly as they will.
“The vaccine is easy, fast, and efficient and can assist us to offer the nation most safety from the virus.”
Greater than 86 million vaccines have already been delivered and 9 in 10 adults have had their first dose because the programme rolled out in December 2020.
People who find themselves eligible for the third dose can be invited to e-book it at the very least six months on from their second dose.
They are going to obtain a textual content invite from NHSvaccine, which can embrace a hyperlink to the NHS web site to e-book an appointment at a vaccination website.
On Friday, Well being Secretary Sajid Javid urged folks to get their booster as quickly as doable, to prime up their safety over winter.
“Our life-saving booster vaccines are making certain hundreds of thousands are protected over the winter – and it is unbelievable that greater than seven million folks have now acquired their third jab,” he stated.
“It is a nationwide mission and with over two million bookings in only one week, our booster programme is accelerating as an increasing number of folks change into eligible. My thanks goes to the sensible NHS workers and volunteers who’re behind this big effort to construct our wall of defence.
“I urge everybody eligible to get their booster as quickly as they will – and now you can e-book on-line or ring 119 as soon as it has been six months and one week since your second dose.”
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