People aged 25-29 in England are now being invited to receive their coronavirus vaccine from Tuesday 8th June.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed the extension to the vaccination programme in a statement in the House of Commons today saying “from this week we will start offering vaccinations to people under 30, bringing us ever closer to the goal of offering a vaccine to all adults in the UK by the end of next month.
“From tomorrow morning, we will open up vaccination to people aged 25 to 29.
“Over the remainder of this week, the NHS will send texts to people in these age groups and GPs will be inviting people on their lists to come forward.”
He added: “I’m sure we’ve all been cheered by the images we’ve seen of so many eligible young people coming forward and lining up to get the jab, showing that enthusiasm for the jab is not just the preserve of older generations.
“People of this country know what it takes to keep themselves and people around them safe.”
