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People aged 75 and over and those in care homes are among those to be offered a spring Covid-19 booster jab.
People aged 75 and over will be offered a vaccine, along with care home residents and anyone aged five and over who is immunosuppressed, the Department of Health has announced.Northern Ireland's Chief Medical Officer Professor Sir Michael McBride said the roll out of the latest booster campaign is due to commence in mid April and run until the end of June. It will cover a population of almost 190,000 individuals.
As with earlier stages of the COVID-19 vaccination programme, for the spring booster programme all care homes will be paired with a community pharmacy who will attend the home and offer vaccination to all residents.
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