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And in Northern Ireland there are some slots now available for people aged 30 to 34 to book a coronavirus vaccine, the Department of Health there has announced.
Aged 30 to 34?
Early opportunity to book a #Covid19 vaccine.
The vaccination programme has some limited availability for those aged 30 to 34. Booking opens at 10.00am.https://t.co/oDAiZ4nELN pic.twitter.com/n5WtaJIEyb
In less than five months we have vaccinated almost one million people, and thousands of our citizens have been able to receive the vaccine well ahead of schedule. I know that we all long for a sustainable return to more normal times and vaccination offers the best hope for this.
Uptake is very encouraging, and I’m pleased that we are moving so quickly through the cohorts.
In England people aged 40 and over are now being invited to book a coronavirus vaccination. As PA Media reports, text messages are being sent to 40 and 41-year-olds allowing them to arrange their vaccination appointments.
With people aged 42 to 44 having already been texted this week it means 2.5 million more people have been invited for their jab, NHS England said.
