Those eligible for Covid boosters to be invited a month earlier in England

Pre-booking invitations to be sent out five months after second dose as part of effort to speed up programme

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Booster jabs will be available to book for those who need them a month earlier than expected in England, in an effort to speed up the programme, the government has announced.

Those eligible for the top-up vaccination will receive their booking invitation five months after their second dose instead of six, after a change to the system means boosters can be prebooked.