Vaccination of children will start next week thanks to the spread of the new Pirola variant
Covid and flu vaccines are being rolled out across England from Monday, starting with people in care homes and those who are housebound. The Covid-19 and flu vaccination programme is starting earlier than planned after a new variant of coronavirus was detected in the UK.
These groups will be able to book their jabs from September 18 through the NHS website, the NHS App or by calling 119. GP surgeries or other local NHS services are also contacting people to offer the vaccines. NHS director of vaccinations and screening Steve Russell said: “The NHS flu and Covid vaccination programmes have been very effective in protecting those at greatest risk and we will work at speed to ensure they are protected once again this year, starting with care homes and those who are housebound today.
There have been enough unlinked cases of BA.2.86 detected in different parts of the country to suggest the variant is circulating among the community. An outbreak of Covid-19 in a care home in Norfolk at the end of August saw 33 out of 38 residents test positive for the virus, along with 12 members of staff, according to the UKHSA.
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