Health officials advised that speeding up the autumn vaccine programme - now due to begin on September 11 instead of early October - will deliver greater protection, particularly for those greatest risk of severe illness
vaccine programme is to start almost a month earlier than planned after a new coronavirus variant was detected in the UK, officials have said.is not classified as a “variant of concern” scientists have said that it carries a high number of mutations and has appeared in several countries in individuals without travel history.
People have been urged to take up the offer of the vaccines as soon as they are invited to come forward. NHS England will announce full details of the accelerated roll-out soon, it said. There is no change to the wider public health advice at this time. “It is absolutely vital the most vulnerable groups receive a vaccine to strengthen their immunity over winter to protect themselves and reduce pressure on the NHS. I encourage anyone invited for a vaccination – including those yet to have their first jab – to come forward as soon as possible.”
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