Health chiefs are calling on the public to urge elderly and vulnerable family members to get the Covid-19 vaccine as soon as possible.
England’s deputy chief medical officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam said he is confident the jab is safe. He added he has told his 78-year-old mother to have the inoculation at the earliest opportunity.
He wants other people to make sure their parents or grandparents get the jab to protect them from the virus. Prof Van-Tam said: “I think the ‘mum test’ is very important here. “My mum is 78, she will be 79 shortly, and I have already said to her, ‘Mum, make sure when you are called you are ready.