BREAKING: Over 900,000 boosters were given out on Saturday - a record high.
announced the effort to roll out boosters would be stepped up to try to reduce the impact of new and highly transmissible Omicron variant.
He said he wanted every eligible adult to be offered one by the end of December – meaning a rate of around one million a day is needed. Health Secretary Sajid Javid tweeted this afternoon: ‘A record 906,656 jabs were delivered in England yesterday – including over 830,000 boosters.‘Fantastic to see so many coming forward to #GetBoostedNow, securing vital protection for themselves and their loved ones.
Dr Emily Lawson, head of the NHS vaccination programme, urged people to keep up the momentum and get their jabs. Everyone is mucking in at Wembley Stadium today to get Brent vaccinated! Vaccinators, volunteers, St Johnâs Ambulance, the Armed Forces and more are helping out! Come down to bag one of the 10,000 vaccines available!
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