Sajid Javid updates parliament on Covid-19 pandemic winter plans.
MORE than 30 million Brits are set to get a Covid booster vaccine, with rollout starting in the next few days.
All those under the original priority groups one to nine will be eligible for a third shot, as early as six months after their second dose.
It means over 50s, over 16s with an underlying health condition, and health and social care workers will be offered a booster.
The advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) also says giving a third Covid vaccine shot with a flu vaccine is safe.
Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, said today: "The aim of the game is to stay on top of things."
At a Downing Street press conference, he said vaccines had been “incredibly successful” and had so far prevented an estimated 24 million Covid-19 cases and 112,000 deaths.
"But we also know that this pandemic is still active," Prof Van-Tam warned.
"We are not past the pandemic, we are in an active phase still."
He said "double jabs [Covid boosters and flu shot] can start now, subject to availability".
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