Vaccinating young people 'biggest challenge' of Manchester's jab rollout, says city's health chief

08.07.2021 - 13:01 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

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Manchester’s push to protect younger people from Covid-19 is proving to be ‘biggest challenge’ of the vaccination rollout, the city’s most senior public health official has said.

Rising infection rates are being driven by adults aged between 20 and 24, the majority of whom have only recently become eligible for a vaccine.

Just under half of Manchester’s population is aged under 25 - higher than the England average

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