Covid vaccine calculator – what age group is being vaccinated now and where YOU are
Vaccines 'should be offered to those aged 40-49' says expert
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The Covid vaccine rollout is continuing at great speed, with more than one in three adults in England now having had their first dose. And at least 95 percent of those aged 70 or over in the UK have received their jab – expect for London and Wales, which are slightly behind. The Government has set themselves quite a target to achieve with the vaccine program, and time is of the essence if the lockdown restrictions are to be eased according to the dates Boris Johnson provided while unveiling his roadmap for Britain. So where are we now?
What age group are being vaccinated now?
In most places in the UK, the vaccination rollout has reached its sixth phase in the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) priority list.
This is for “all individuals aged 16 years to 64 years with underlying health conditions which put them at higher risk of serious disease and mortality”
However, some regions are already one step ahead and are rolling out the vaccine to those in the seventh step -which means anyone aged 60 or over.
So what does this mean for you and when you’ll receive the vaccine?
The eight and ninth phases are those aged 55 and over, followed by those aged 50 and over.
The Government is aiming to have anyone in this category vaccinated with their first dose by April 15.
The group, which is made up of about 17 million people, will receive a second dose by mid-July.
According to the latest data, there are about 4.7 million people in the UK aged 50 to 54, 4.4 million aged 55 to 59, 3.8 million aged between 60 and 64 and a further 3.4 million 65 to 69-year-olds.
The latest Government figures revealed that about 2 to 3 million people a week are being vaccinated with their first dose of either the Oxford AstraZeneca jab or the Pfizer vaccine.
In the last seven days, a total of 2,302,019 people got their first dose – an average of 328,859 people per day, a slight dip on the previous week after vaccines dropped to below 200 each day on February 21 and 22.
But if this speed continues it would mean it would only take about four to five weeks to complete the initial JCVI list.
Based on the average daily rate mentioned above, this is when each group could expect their vaccine stage to begin:
- 60 to 64 – March 8
- 55 to 59 – March 18
- 50 to 54 – March 31
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The JCVI says the next people to be offered the jab will be:
- Group 10: All those aged 40-49 years
- Group 11: All those aged 30-39 years
- Group 12: All those aged 18-29 years
The rollout of Group 10 is expected to begin in about mid-April – just over a month and a half away.
The new groups are due to be completed by July 31 in a major boost for the UK.
The new list has sparked fury among some who claim that teachers and police officers, for example, should have been prioritised above those under 50.
However, experts at the JCVI said this would be “more complex” and could delay the rollout.
Prof Wei Shen Lim, Covid-19 chair of the JCVI, said: “Speed of deployment is the most important factor.”
Speaking at a coronavirus news conference at Downing Street, England’s deputy chief medical officer Prof Jonathan Van-Tam said the data actually showed that the occupations of those dying from COVID-19 were not necessarily those with more ‘risky’ jobs such as police officers.
In fact, he said ONS data on occupations with the highest Covid death rates begin with restaurant and catering establishment managers or proprietors, followed by metal-working and machine operatives, food, drink and tobacco process operatives, chefs, and taxi and cab drivers.
He said: “When we’re getting down into phase two of the vaccine campaigns… being in the queue is more important than where you are in it.
“Be reassured the queue is moving really fast and that you’re going to get to the front of the queue because it’s moving fast.”
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