COVID-19: People urged to book booster appointments before vaccine programme scaled down

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COVID-19: People urged to book booster appointments before vaccine programme scaled down
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More than 400,000 appointments are available at 2,800 sites across England until Sunday 12 February, the final day of the autumn booster campaign, after which the NHS will adopt a targeted approach focusing on vulnerable patients.

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerPeople are being urged to book one of the hundreds of thousands of COVID booster appointments still available before the NHS scales down its vaccination programme and focuses on at-risk patients.

More than 400,000 appointments are available at 2,800 sites across England until Sunday 12 February, the last of the autumn booster campaign. The date is also the final opportunity for 16 to 49-year-olds, who are not considered at-risk and have not yet had a booster, to get the jab - in line with updated guidance from government advisory group the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation .

The body of scientific experts has recommended adopting a more targeted approach to those at risk of serious illness, ahead of a potential spring booster campaign for the most vulnerable and another autumn programme.NHSMore than 144 million doses of the vaccine have now been delivered since grandmother Maggie Keenan made history asA smaller programme allowing severely immunosuppressed people to book for first, second and third doses will continue after 12 February.

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