England will ‘flex’ Covid vaccinations to tackle India variant, minister says
by Alexandra Topping from on (#5HT6V)
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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