According to the goal set by the British Minister of Health, Sajid Javid, by August 23, all 16- and 17-year-olds in England will receive their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
Javid said on Sunday that providing young people with vaccines before that date will give young people of this age the necessary two weeks to build their maximum immunity before returning to school in September.
Javid said in a statement:
I have asked the NHS in England to ensure that they provide the first dose of vaccine to all 16 and 17 year olds by next Monday, August 23. This will ensure that everyone has a chance to get important shots before returning to university or sixth grade. protection of.
Within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19, the number of deaths in the United Kingdom exceeded 130,000, the second highest number of deaths in Europe after Russia, and one of the countries with the highest number of deaths in the world.
However, the government of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has recently continued to relax restrictions on Covid-19 in the UK due to the widespread promotion of vaccination, which Johnson said has largely broken the gap between infection and subsequent hospitalization and death. Link.
More than three-quarters of British adults received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, and 89% had at least one dose.
“NHS England has launched a new online walk-in site finder to help 16- and 17-year-olds find the nearest available center. More sites will go live in the coming days and weeks,” the Ministry of Health on Sunday Express.
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