Vulnerable Brits say they have been ‘forgotten’ in the vaccines rollout as young and healthy people get jabs. Those with serious health conditions have been snubbed as a priority for vaccination, they claim.
Yet fit Brits in their 20s and 30s have been sent invites in some areas of the country. Charities warned that the government’s jabs drive was leaving thousands at unnecessary risk.
More than 20 million people in the UK have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine in the first six priority groups.
Group 6 comprises those aged 16-64 whose serious underlying conditions puts them at high risk of serious illness or death from Covid.