SIX million more Brits are set to be invited to have their Covid
booster jabs.
Invites
for over-75s and
vulnerable people are in the post urging people to come forward and get jabbed.
Vulnerable people being reminded to book in their jab as soon as
possible include those who are most likely to develop serious illness from
Covid.
These
are: people with suppressed immune systems, those who are pregnant, have a learning disability or
another health issue.
Invites
for the over-50s will
follow.
Virus cases are
rising as medics fear winter will be rough as people are
indoors more and immunity wears
off.
The vaccines have been updated to fend off Omicron and
future variants.
NHS
England's Professor Sir Stephen Powis, said: "The threat of a
Covid-19 and flu season creating a “twindemic”
this winter is real.
"Infections
levels continue to rise and the number of people in hospital with Covid
climbing by more than a third in just over a month across England," he
added.
Some 1.3
million Brits tested positive in the week to September 26 -
around one in 50 - according to the Office for National Statistics.
That’s up from 1.1 million the week before - with a “marked”
increase in cases in the over-70s.
Prof
Powis added: “If for any reason you have not yet been able to get your autumn
booster, I would strongly urge you to come forward as soon as possible and get
protected.
"The
vaccine remains the best protection against serious illness and hospitalisation
from covid this winter," he said.
The
20 Covid symptoms you need to know
Here are
the top 20 Covid symptoms based on data from the Zoe Symptom Tracker app and
the percentage of people who have experienced them
Sore
throat (58 per cent)
2. Headache (47 per cent)
3. Cough no
phlegm (43 per cent)
4. Blocked
nose (41 per cent)
5. Runny nose
(39 per cent)
6. Cough with
phlegm (38 per cent)
7. Hoarse
voice (37 per cent)
8. Sneezing
(31 per cent)
9. Fatigue (31
per cent)
10. Muscle
pain and aches (25 per cent)
11. Dizzy
light headed (19 per cent)
12. Swollen
neck glands (15 per cent)
13. Altered
smell (14 per cent)
14. Fever (13
per cent)
15. Eye
soreness (13 per cent)
16. Chest pain
tightness (12 per cent)
17. Loss of
smell (12 per cent)
18. Shortness
of breath (11 per cent)
19. Hot
flushes (11 per cent)
20. Chills or
shivers (11 per cent
In
total, around 26 million people across England will be eligible for the latest
autumn booster.
So
far, over 5.5 million people have received their booster dose.
Those
already eligible can get their booster by booking online or by
calling 119.
There
are also still 200 walk-in vaccination sites available to make getting a
booster as easy as possible – people can find a walk-in site near them using
their postcode online.
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