Bookings for booster jabs to open for all ‘no later than December 13’

The rollout of Covid-19 booster jabs will be ramped up later this month, NHS England has confirmed.

Booster vaccines will be offered to all over 18s in England following updated guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), in light of the new Omicron Covid variant.

The JCVI has said that all adults will become eligible for a top-up dose and will be able to get their jab three months after their second dose, instead of the previous six month wait.

The NHS booking service for booster jabs is yet to be updated, but NHS England has said it should be in place by 13 December.

What has NHS England said?

In a letter from the health service released on Friday (3 December), it was revealed that the booking system would be updated to reflect the reduced time between doses to three months “as soon as possible and no later than December 13”.

It said the jabs would be delivered “in descending age groups”, with priority to be given to older adults first, along with those who are in a Covid-19 at-risk group.