The NHS has set out plans for the next phase of 'variant-busting' booster vaccines for Covid-19, with the new roll-out set to start next month.
The NHS will be the first healthcare system in the world to use the new bivalent Covid vaccine this autumn, following advice from the Government’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation. Vaccinations will begin during the week of September 5 , with care home residents and people who are housebound set to be the first to receive their booster.
During the first week bookings will also open for people aged 75 and over and those who are more likely to get seriously ill from Covid to book their jab, with the wider rollout due to begin on September 12 . Eligible patients will be able to book their vaccine online or by calling 119 as long as it has been at least three months since their last dose.
