Over-70s in UK ‘will die’ if Covid vaccine priority goes to younger key workers

Government advisers say it would be politically, socially and ethically unacceptable' not to inoculate older people first

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Prioritising vaccinations for key workers such as teachers and police over the next few weeks would inevitably lead to more deaths among older people, government vaccination advisers have warned.

There have been various demands for certain groups to be given greater priority in the vaccine programme. Labour has called for key workers such as teachers and police to be vaccinated alongside older groups, while some doctors have called for healthcare workers to be given their second dose sooner than planned.