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England will ‘flex’ Covid vaccinations to tackle India variant, minister says

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Alexandra Topping
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Deployment of jabs could be speeded up for multi-generational households in areas virus is spreading quickly

Ministers will flex" England's vaccination programme in response to concerns over the spread of the India variant, a government minister has confirmed.

Areas where the B.1.617.2 variant, first identified in India, is spreading quickly could receive accelerated vaccinations for multi-generational households, with anyone over 18 offered the jab.

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