This shortening of time will be reflected in the national booking service by 13 December.Īs of 20 December, 12 to 15 year-olds are able to receive a second dose of the Pfizer vaccine, no sooner than 12 weeks after their first dose. The NHS will offer vaccination in descending age groups, with priority given to older adults and those in a COVID-19 at-risk group.įollowing the identification of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, the Government has accepted JCVI advice to widen the age range for vaccine eligibility to include all aged 16 to 39 years and to shorten the time from last vaccination to booster from six to three months. The prioritised groups also include those who are housebound and those severely immunosuppressed. In November 2021, those aged 40-49 with underlying health conditions were added to those eligible for booster vaccinations. An additional £10.00 payment would again be paid for vaccinating those who are housebound or resident in a care home. Groupings would still get the £12.58 item of service fee for each vaccine administered. The service specification arrangements for this phase of the programme initially mirrored the arrangements for the previous phases. It also included the continuation of the offer of vaccination to those patients who did not take up or were previously not eligible to receive vaccination in phases 1 and 2.

adult household contacts of immunosuppressed individuals.

those aged 16 to 49 years with underlying health conditions that put them at higher risk of severe COVID-19, and adult carers.

frontline health and social care workers.

those living in residential care homes for older adults.

This third phase was initially focussed on booster vaccinations for those groups prioritised in the first phase of the programme (1-9), including:

NHSE/I released the ES (enhanced service) specification for the third phase of the CVP (COVID-19 vaccination programme) in September 2021. As with the previous phases, it is delivered by groups of practices, generally covering PCN (primary care networks) footprints.

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