NHS staff no longer top priority for vaccine despite fear of third wave

Health officials warn infections at Christmas gatherings could lead to overwhelmed hospitals

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NHS staff will no longer get the coronavirus vaccine first after a drastic rethink about who should be given priority, it emerged last night.

The new immunisation strategy is likely to disappoint and worry thousands of frontline staff - and comes amid urgent warnings from NHS chiefs that hospitals could be overwhelmed" in January by a third wave of Covid-19 caused by mingling over Christmas.