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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Whittaker

Weight loss jabs sent through the post ‘could help 15 million people and boost economic growth’

Increasing access to weight loss jabs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, would save billions of pounds by keeping people in work longer, according to TBI report - (Getty/iStock)

Sending weight loss jabs in the post to 15 million people could boost economic growth by £52 billion, according to a report by Sir Tony Blair’s think tank.

Increasing access to weight loss jabs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, would save billions of pounds by keeping people in work longer, the report by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) explained.

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