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People will be given vaccine doses based on their age rather than occupation Jane Kirby, PA 26 February, 2021 15:45
People aged 40-49 are next in line for a Covid-19 vaccine, after British government advisers concluded that vaccinating in order of age remains the quickest way to cut deaths.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) considered whether groups such as teachers and police officers should be vaccinated next, but concluded speed is of the upmost importance, while age remains a major factor in serious illness.
Professor Wei Shen Lim, Covid-19 chair for the JCVI, told a press briefing that age remains a dominant factor - it is still one of the most important causes of severe disease, even in those aged 50 years and below .
UK to focus on age, not occupation for next vaccines
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vaccines will be administered based on age rather than occupational risk, an
advisory group said Friday, sparking anger from police and teachers who said
they should get priority.
says it plans to finish the whole population by the end of July.
It is aiming to give a first dose to people over 50 and vulnerable groups
by mid-April before moving onto those in their 40s, followed by those in
their 30s and over-18s, said Professor Wei Shen Lim from the Joint Committee
on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
Lim said it was speedier to move through groups by age, rather than
The sharp criticisms come after Downing Street s phase 2 vaccine rollout plans did not include provisions to administer COVID-19 jabs to police officers as frontline.
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Ministers and scientific advisers have urged the public not to give up on strict lockdown rules, amid worries that the very obvious success of the UK vaccination programme and the arrival of spring are causing people to take more risks.
“Do not wreck this, we are so close,” said Jonathan Van-Tam, the deputy chief medical officer for England, after Downing Street confirmed plans for the second stage of the vaccination programme, due to offer at least a first dose to all adults by the summer.
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