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Ministers urged to vaccinate over-16s in ‘high-risk’ areas as Bolton sees sharp rise in cases of Indian variant
10.05.2021 - 22:26 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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Officials in Greater Manchester have been pushing the government to let them vaccinate over-16s in specific ‘high risk’ communities in order to curb the sharp rise in infection rates currently being seen in Bolton.
However, ministers and government advisers are said to remain reluctant to deviate from their plan to vaccinate down the age brackets evenly across the country.
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