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Two million more invited for Covid vaccine with rollout to get 'even faster' in March

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Nearly two million more people aged over 60 in England are being invited to book a coronavirus jab as the boss of NHS England promised the rollout will get even quicker in March.

NHS England said letters will start landing on doormats from Monday of those aged 60-64 inviting the extra people for their vaccine.

They have been sent out after more than three in four people aged 65 to 70 took up the offer of a vaccination, it added. The UK has now given first doses to nearly 20 million people, with everyone over 50 in line to get their first dose by April 15.

And buoyant NHS England boss Sir Simon Stevens said vaccine supply will increase further in March allowing the rollout to accelerate even further It comes as leaders from 60 of the UK's

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