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Coronavirus: UK hits target for vaccinating most vulnerable – but who should be prioritised next? – The Conversation UK

For now, the UK will continue with its age-based prioritisation, but there’s a case for key workers and the socially disadvantaged to start feeding into the vaccine…

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The UK has met its target of offering a first COVID-19 vaccine dose to its top four priority groups by mid-February. All people over 70, frontline health and care staff, care home residents and extremely clinically vulnerable people have been offered a vaccine, with more than 15 million people having now taken a first dose.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisations (JCVI) strategy has prioritised giving vaccines to those most likely to die from COVID-19 predominantly elderly people….

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