LONDON: The UK vaccination program against Covid-19 enters a new phase on Sunday as the National Health Service (NHS) begins talks with people over 60 to secure their jobs At the nearest vaccination center or with a GP or GP.
Nearly 2 million people aged 60 to 63 will be invited after people over 64 were covered at the previous stage and letters will start arriving from Monday explaining how they can order for their ‘jab.
They follow more than three in four people aged between 65 and 70 in accepting the vaccine and nearly 17 million people across England, more than a third of adults, have had their “life-saving injection” -life ”.
“Our amazing vaccination program is accelerating and more than a third of people across the UK have now received their first injection,” said Nadhim Zahawi, the UK Minister for Immunization.
“We are now inviting people aged 60 to 63 to have their vaccines and I urge everyone to come forward as soon as possible to protect yourself and others from the situation. this terrible virus. Thank you to everyone on the front line, including NHS vaccines, GPs, pharmacists and volunteers, and the unparalleled commitment to the most vulnerable should be commended. protect the injured, ”he said.
The latest move comes after the NHS wrote to nearly 450,000 people aged 64 along with 600,000 who were recently asked to take a shield due to ill health last week.
“The NHS vaccination program, the largest in Europe’s health service and fastest in history, is going from strength to strength. I would encourage anyone who has been invited to take up the offer – it doesn’t matter when you have been invited you can still come forward and protect yourself and others, ”said Professor Stephen Powis, NHS national medical director.
Efforts to protect as many people at risk as possible mean that nine out of 10 people in the four main priority groups have been injected. The UK government aims to inject people over 50 and those in certain at-risk groups by 15 April and all other adults are expected to receive their first dose by 31 July. .
“With around four in five people aged 65-69 now vaccinated, we are quickly working our way down the generations, with people aged 60+ now able to come. As vaccine supply is expected to increase in March, we are planning for further acceleration as we head into Easter, “said Sir Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England.
England’s Deputy Chief Medical Office, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, said, “make sure the queue moves quickly and you get in front of the queue because it moves fast”.
It follows the updated recommendation by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Vaccination (JCVI) earlier in the week that the release should continue following an age-based approach. The government has opposed some calls to prioritize career-based vaccines, such as for teachers who need to start reopening schools after re-locking from next month.
“Fortunately, teachers are less likely to catch Covid than any other member of the working population, so it would be difficult to set up a scheme that prioritises one professional body over What we asked the JCVI to do is to ensure that we reduce the number of deaths, “said UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock. at a press conference on Downing Street on Friday.
Vaccines are now administered at more than 1,600 sites across England, including mosques, museums and rugby grounds, with the distribution of centers meaning that 98 per cent of the country lives next door. within 10 miles of at least one vaccination service.
Meetings are adjourned to allow for social distance and people are asked not to come up early to create a queue. Everyone will have a health check and a pre-vaccination assessment before receiving the injection.
NHS teams also visit those who are close to home and unable to travel to a vaccination service.
The four countries of the UK – England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – will follow the approach recommended by the JCVI and will begin to expand the age groups that are eligible for injection over the coming months.
Nearly 2 million people aged 60 to 63 will be invited after people over 64 were covered at the previous stage and letters will start arriving from Monday explaining how they can order for their ‘jab.
They follow more than three in four people aged between 65 and 70 in accepting the vaccine and nearly 17 million people across England, more than a third of adults, have had their “life-saving injection” -life ”.
“Our amazing vaccination program is accelerating and more than a third of people across the UK have now received their first injection,” said Nadhim Zahawi, the UK Minister for Immunization.
“We are now inviting people aged 60 to 63 to have their vaccines and I urge everyone to come forward as soon as possible to protect yourself and others from the situation. this terrible virus. Thank you to everyone on the front line, including NHS vaccines, GPs, pharmacists and volunteers, and the unparalleled commitment to the most vulnerable should be commended. protect the injured, ”he said.
The latest move comes after the NHS wrote to nearly 450,000 people aged 64 along with 600,000 who were recently asked to take a shield due to ill health last week.
“The NHS vaccination program, the largest in Europe’s health service and fastest in history, is going from strength to strength. I would encourage anyone who has been invited to take up the offer – it doesn’t matter when you have been invited you can still come forward and protect yourself and others, ”said Professor Stephen Powis, NHS national medical director.
Efforts to protect as many people at risk as possible mean that nine out of 10 people in the four main priority groups have been injected. The UK government aims to inject people over 50 and those in certain at-risk groups by 15 April and all other adults are expected to receive their first dose by 31 July. .
“With around four in five people aged 65-69 now vaccinated, we are quickly working our way down the generations, with people aged 60+ now able to come. As vaccine supply is expected to increase in March, we are planning for further acceleration as we head into Easter, “said Sir Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England.
England’s Deputy Chief Medical Office, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, said, “make sure the queue moves quickly and you get in front of the queue because it moves fast”.
It follows the updated recommendation by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Vaccination (JCVI) earlier in the week that the release should continue following an age-based approach. The government has opposed some calls to prioritize career-based vaccines, such as for teachers who need to start reopening schools after re-locking from next month.
“Fortunately, teachers are less likely to catch Covid than any other member of the working population, so it would be difficult to set up a scheme that prioritises one professional body over What we asked the JCVI to do is to ensure that we reduce the number of deaths, “said UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock. at a press conference on Downing Street on Friday.
Vaccines are now administered at more than 1,600 sites across England, including mosques, museums and rugby grounds, with the distribution of centers meaning that 98 per cent of the country lives next door. within 10 miles of at least one vaccination service.
Meetings are adjourned to allow for social distance and people are asked not to come up early to create a queue. Everyone will have a health check and a pre-vaccination assessment before receiving the injection.
NHS teams also visit those who are close to home and unable to travel to a vaccination service.
The four countries of the UK – England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – will follow the approach recommended by the JCVI and will begin to expand the age groups that are eligible for injection over the coming months.