NHS launches spring Covid-19 booster campaign

The NHS has launched their spring Covid-19 booster campaign, seeing millions eligible to get the jab.

It comes as hundreds of thousands of vaccination appointments are available to book through the NHS national booking system.

Nearly five million people in total are eligible for a booster until the end of June, with the first vaccinations taking place from Monday 17th April across 3,000 sites in England.

Those who are eligible, include anyone aged 75 and over as well as anyone who is aged five and over who has a weakened immune system, alongside the care home programme of vaccinations which began two weeks ago.

The NHS has issued invitations through the NHS app, where appointments can be made directly.

Text messages, emails and letters will also be sent to those without the app or not actively using it.

Anyone who believes they are eligible but have not yet received an invite can self-declare via the National Booking Service and then speak to a clinician on-site.

Those invited should make sure their appointment takes place at least three months after the last dose.

The last spring vaccination appointments will be offered on June 30, with more targeted seasonal campaigns likely in the future.

Covid-19 vaccinations for everyone who was aged five on or before August 31 2022 will also end after that date, following recent advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).