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By Jasmine Rapson2020-12-23T12:44:00+00:00
Additional trusts in covid hotspots such as Kent and London to start giving covid vaccine
A total of 18 trusts have been added to the vaccine programme, bringing the total number of hospitals up to 82
Several NHS trusts in covid hotspot areas will start receiving batches of the vaccine for the first time, according to NHS England.
Barts Health Trust, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and Bedfordshire FT are among the latest set of trusts that will start providing the covid vaccine to over 80s and health and care staff.
These three trusts all operate in tier four areas with the highest rate of covid.
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I live or work in a care home, what happens now?
Residents and staff do not need to do anything at present but should wait to be contacted by NHS England.
Mr Hancock said he hoped care home residents would start being vaccinated before Christmas. We hope to be vaccinating in care homes before Christmas . but we can only do that as fast as is safe to go, he said.
On December 5, the MHRA approved the way doses of the vaccine would be distributed to care homes and said it will be ready for distribution within the next two weeks.
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