The government has ramped up its coronavirus booster vaccine programme ahead of Christmas as the Omicron variant soars in the UK.
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Every adult in the UK will be offered a booster vaccine before the end of the year, the Prime Minister has announced.
Boris Johnson warned the country faces a 'tidal wave' of Omicron cases as he stated the best defence would be to get a third dose of the vaccine.
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The government has ramped up its coronavirus booster vaccine programme ahead of Christmas as the Omicron variant soars in the UK.
The UK can expect several more weeks where Covid cases hit a record high, England’s chief medical officer has warned, as Omicron continues its exponential rise across the country.
The window between the second Covid-19 dose and a third booster jab has been halved from six months to three.
Scotland became the first nation in the United Kingdom to give a booster coronavirus vaccine to more than half of all adults.
As Omicron cases rise, and the UK's health leaders call the variant 'probably the most significant threat since the start of the pandemic', people are coming forward to get vaccinated.
The UK has recorded the highest daily total of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began as the country faces “two epidemics on top of one another” as Omicron spreads.
The NHS website to book Covid vaccinations went down - just minutes after the PM urged the country to 'get boosted now'
Boris Johnson took to the nation’s TV screens this evening to announce that every adult in the UK will get a booster vaccine before the end of the year.
Nicola Sturgeon has announced the covid vaccine booster programme is to be accelerated so all adult Scots are offered a third jab by the New Year.
Boris Johnson has announced all adults will be offered an emergency booster this month amid a 'tidal wave' of Omicron.
Every adult in the UK will be able to get a booster vaccine by the end of the year, Boris Johnson has promised.
People aged 30 and over will be able to book an appointment for their life-saving Covid-19 booster jab from Monday (December 13) as the NHS vaccine programme extends once again.
Walk-in vaccination clinics are opening up across the country as the Covid-19 booster jab roll-out continues at speed.
The UK has recorded the highest number of daily Covid-19 cases in almost a year.
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