The acceleration of delivering booster jabs will start no later than December 13, NHS England has said.
In a letter sent to health leaders, NHS England said the booking service for booster jabs would be updated to reflect the reduction of the time between doses to three months “as soon as possible and no later than December 13”.
The letter to health bosses confirmed booster doses of the coronavirus vaccine would be delivered “in descending age groups, with priority given to the vaccination of older adults and those in a Covid-19 at-risk group first”.
It confirmed there were “no supply challenges” with either Moderna or Pfizer booster stocks, and that while it was recognised that the health service was under pressure, it stressed there was a “new national mission” to up the delivery of the jabs.
GP surgeries will be allowed to defer routine health checks for those aged 75 and over to free up capacity to deliver the vaccines.
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