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People with severe mental illness now eligible for a Covid-19 booster

People with severe mental illness are now eligible for a Covid-19 booster and should receive a letter from their GP inviting them to have the jab, NHS England has said.

31 October 2022

Over-50s invited to book Covid autumn booster and flu jab

All over-50s will be eligible to book in for their autumn Covid booster and flu vaccination from tomorrow, NHS England has announced.

13 October 2022

Open surgery: Covid boosters

28 September 2022

Over two million autumn Covid boosters administered in first fortnight

More than two million autumn boosters have been administered in the first fortnight of the autumn Covid vaccine booster campaign, NHS England has said.

26 September 2022

Covid booster bookings open for over-65s

Over-65s are now able to book their autumn Covid booster jabs, NHS England has announced.

13 September 2022

BMA ‘cannot endorse’ underfunded care home booster programme 

The BMA has said that it cannot ‘endorse’ the care home Covid booster programme, which it said remains ‘underfunded’ after NHS England rejected its proposals.

12 September 2022

Pfizer Omicron vaccine added to autumn booster campaign

Pfizer’s new bivalent vaccine targeting the Omicron Covid variant has been added to the autumn booster campaign launching today.

05 September 2022

GPs to receive incentive payments to deliver ‘accelerated’ care home Covid boosters

GPs will be incentivised to deliver ‘accelerated’ autumn Covid boosters in care homes, with payments of up to £525 per completed care home.

02 September 2022

Focus on Omicron when booster jab campaign launches on 5 September

GPs have been told to start delivering the autumn Covid booster campaign from 5 September, with patients set to receive Moderna’s new Omicron booster jab.

18 August 2022

Delivering Covid boosters ‘not feasible’ for some Welsh GP practices

Some GP practices in Wales will not be delivering Covid boosters this autumn due to campaign arrangements making it ‘unfeasible’.

17 August 2022