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NHS confirms date first bivalent Covid vaccines to target Omicron will be given out
18.08.2022 - 20:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The NHS will introduce a new generation of bivalent Covid-19 vaccines to kick off the autumn booster rollout.
Becoming the first healthcare system in the world to use the new vaccine, the NHS will set out plans for its next phase of the Covid-19 vaccination programme. The vaccine programme is set to start during the week of September 5 and will see NHS staff start off by vaccinating care home residents and those who are housebound.
Meanwhile, the National Booking Service will open in the week ahead of the wider rollout - September 12 - with the NHS expected to invite the most vulnerable groups and those aged 75 to book an appointment from that week. Those who are invited to take the vaccine can either book online or dial 119 as long as it has been three months since their previous dose of the Covid vaccine.
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It is believed that around 26 million people across England will be eligible for an autumn booster. Furthermore, as many as 3,000 sites are expected to be part of the rollout programme and will cover GP practices and community pharmacies.
So far, more than 126 million Covid vaccines have been administered by NHS staff and volunteers since the first jab was delivered to Maggie Keenan in Coventry in December 2020. NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard said: "The NHS was the first healthcare system in the world to deliver a Covid-19 vaccine outside of clinical trials, and will now be the first to deliver the new, variant-busting vaccine when the rollout begins at the start of September.
"Our fantastic NHS staff have worked incredibly hard to deliver 126 million doses to date and behind the scenes, they have once again been
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