Covid-19: Vaccine offers for those aged 56 or over

Covid-19: Vaccine offers for those aged 56 or over People aged 56 to 59 in England are being invited to book their coronavirus vaccine from this week.

Letters for people in the age group, offering them the vaccine, started being delivered to homes on Saturday.

It comes after eight in 10 people aged 65 to 69 have taken up the offer of a jab, NHS England said. BBC News

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