WHO GETS IT?
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has issued its priority list for Phase One: 1 Residents in a care home for older adults (estimated total 425,000) and their carers (up to 1.5million)
2 All aged 80 and over (3.3m) and frontline health and social care workers (1.5m) 3 Everyone aged 75 and over (2.2m) 4 All aged 70 and over (3.3m) and those considered to be clinically extremely vulnerable
5 All people aged 65 and over (3.4m) 6 All individuals aged 16 to 64 with underlying health conditions that put them at higher risk of serious disease and mortality 7 Everyone aged 60 and over (3.7m) 8 Anybody aged 55 years and over (4.3m) 9 All aged 50 years and over (4.7m) from mid-January
THOSE AGED 16-49?
Unless suffering an underlying health condition, this age group will not be vaccinated during Phase One.
DOES IT MATTER WHICH TIER YOU ARE IN?
No. People most at risk from ALL three areas will be prioritised.
WHAT ABOUT CHILDREN?
Most children under 16 won’t get the jab. This is based on respected medical opinion that following infection, most 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 new mothers who are breastfeeding.