WHO GETS IT?

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has issued its priority list for Phase One.

DECEMBER TO JANUARY 2021

• Everyone aged 80 and over (269,894) and frontline health and social care workers (TBC)

FROM DECEMBER 14

• Residents in care homes for older adults (36,000) and their carers (58,080)

FEBRUARY TO MARCH 2021

• People aged 75 and over (465,845)

• People aged 70 and over (744,701) and those who are clinically extremely vulnerable

• People aged 65 and over (1,044,145)

• People aged 16-64 with underlying health conditions

AFTER PHASE ONE ESTIMATED SUPPLY FOR APRIL 2021 UNTIL SUMMER 2021

• People aged 60 and over (1,388,838)

• People aged 55 and over (1,781,961)

• People aged 50 and over (2,183,051)

ROLL-OUT DATES TBC

• People over 18 in Scotland (4.4million)

THOSE AGED 16 TO 49?

Unless suffering an underlying health condition, they will not be vaccinated during Phase One.

DOES IT MATTER WHICH TIER YOU ARE IN?

No. People most at risk from all areas will be prioritised.

WHAT ABOUT CHILDREN?

Most children under 16 won’t get the jab. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation said that following infection ‘almost all children will have asymptomatic infection or mild disease’ and don’t need it. However, children with a ‘very high risk of exposure and serious outcomes’, such as those with severe neuro-disabilities who need residential care, will be vaccinated.

PREGNANT WOMEN?

Anyone already expecting or planning to become pregnant within three months of receiving the jab is ruled out because of a lack of safety data. So, too, are breastfeeding mothers.