LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will start giving COVID-19 shots to those aged 65 and over on Monday as it surrounds its target to offer vaccines to 15 million people in priority groups consisting of the senior and frontline healthcare employees.
The federal government set Monday as the deadline to provide a first vaccine dose to everybody in its top four priority segments, including all those aged 70 and over, an objective it looks most likely to reach.
According to the latest official figures, 14.56 million individuals have actually received a shot, enabling health authorities to expand the programme to those aged 65 to 69, and to other scientifically vulnerable individuals.
The National Health Service (NHS) stated about 1 million individuals had already received invitations.
” Every jab in the arm is another step closer to returning to normality in the future which’s why we’re now welcoming the next priority group to reserve their appointments,” Vaccine Minister Nadhim Zahawi stated in a declaration.
Britain, which has actually taped more than 120,000 deaths from COVID-19, was the very first Western nation to start mass vaccinations in December, and is ahead of other European countries in presenting the shots.
Reporting by Michael Holden; Modifying by Helen Popper
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