WHY IT’S SO VITAL THE OLD GET FIRST JABS

BRITAIN’S 15 million oldest account for less than a quarter of the 66 million population. But vaccinating them has a disproportionately positive effect on Covid-related hospitalisations and deaths, as they are by far the most vulnerable. In Israel, giving the jab to all over70s was hoped to cut Covid-related mortality by 75pc – despite them being only 7.5pc of the population.