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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Independent and Lauren MacDougall

Voices: ‘It’s like the NHS would rather pay a hospital bill over a cheap jab’: Readers react to Covid vaccine cuts

Seasonal Covid vaccination eligibility in England is now only available to adults aged 75 and over - (Nick Potts/PA)

Readers expressed frustration and disbelief over the government’s decision to restrict free Covid booster jabs to a smaller group of people, describing the move as “a national scandal”.

Many shared stories of being denied the vaccine despite chronic or respiratory illnesses, saying the policy risks leaving vulnerable people like Ella Halpern-Matthews – who has caught Covid three times since losing eligibility – without adequate protection.

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