Sajid Javid and the Tories are complaining not enough people have been coming forward for booster shots.
But there's an incredibly good reason for it: the system doesn't allow it.
The rule is you have to be at least 190 days past your second dose. 190 days ago was 1 May...
But there's an incredibly good reason for it: the system doesn't allow it.
The rule is you have to be at least 190 days past your second dose. 190 days ago was 1 May...
To clarify the above graph further...
Of the 20,289,126 people over 50 in England who've already had 2 doses of the vaccine, almost half (9,880,189) were given their second dose too recently for the booster booking system to allow them to book that extra shot.
Of the 20,289,126 people over 50 in England who've already had 2 doses of the vaccine, almost half (9,880,189) were given their second dose too recently for the booster booking system to allow them to book that extra shot.
Of course, that's only the data for England. And there will be people outside the over-50s category who are also eligible for a booster because of an underlying health issue.
But the fact remains that the vast majority of eligible people have had it. The rest are forced to wait.
But the fact remains that the vast majority of eligible people have had it. The rest are forced to wait.
NOTE
The data underpinning the graph came from a dataset available for download from the Coronavirus Dashboard.
Area type: Nation
Area name: England
Metrics: vaccinationsAgeDemographics
coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/downlo…
The data underpinning the graph came from a dataset available for download from the Coronavirus Dashboard.
Area type: Nation
Area name: England
Metrics: vaccinationsAgeDemographics
coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/downlo…
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