Over 70s should now contact NHS if they haven't had Covid-19 vaccine yet

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direct to your inboxThose in vulnerability cohorts one to four have been asked to contact the NHS if they haven’t been invited for their Covid-19 vaccine yet.Previous advice had been to wait until you were contacted by a member of the health service, but in the last few days this has changed.Those affected must contact the NHS and can do so either through the national booking telephone line, 119, through the online booking service or through contacting your GP directly.Martyn Pritchard, from

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direct to your inboxThose over the age of 70 who are yet to be offered a coronavirus jab have now been told to get in touch with the NHS. The health service in England has changed its messaging to "contact us" so that people over 70 make their own appointments.

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