LONDON : The UK entered the next phase of its vaccination drive against COVID-19 on Sunday as the eligible cohorts for jabs were expanded from over-60s to all those aged 56 and over.Letters from the National Health Service (NHS) to around 850,000 people in that age group were issued this weekend with a further 850,000 due to arrive by Monday.
The expansion comes as NHS staff said more than one-third of the adult population have now received a life-saving jab."The NHS vaccination programme is in full swing and more than 21 million of the most at-risk people have already received their first dose," said UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock."This includes more than 90 per cent of those aged 65 and over and almost 9 in 10 people who are clinically.