GPs have been told to expect to start giving patients the coronavirus vaccine in less than a fortnight.
NHS England wrote to them yesterday saying the first GP-led sites should expect to start in the week beginning December 14.
The letter adds: “While urgent care will need to continue to be provided across general practice, for the days on which vaccine is being delivered from these sites, this programme will be the top priority.”
Areas with higher proportions of over-80s will have more sites used in the first wave of vaccination, NHS England said. Local health bosses “have been asked to consider inequalities and deprivation when selecting sites”.
The letter says each site would need to deliver 975 doses in that first week, adding:
