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UK expands Covid-19 vaccine programme to over-45s, UK PM urges caution

Business Standard | 13/04/2021 08:16 PM | Click to read full article

The National Health Service (NHS) in England on Tuesday expanded the COVID-19 vaccination programme to the next cohort on its age-based priority list to all above 45 years of age after it announced that the target to cover over-50s had been met ahead of the April 15 deadline.

The government had set a target to offer a COVID-19 jab to all over-50s.

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