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| Covid booster: Only 40% of eligible Londoners have had spring jab | Covid booster: Only 40% of eligible Londoners have had spring jab |
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| After 30 June the spring booster jab will no longer be available under the NHS seasonal programme | After 30 June the spring booster jab will no longer be available under the NHS seasonal programme |
| NHS England is urging people to get their Covid boosters before 30 June, as new data revealed only 40% of eligible Londoners have had one. | NHS England is urging people to get their Covid boosters before 30 June, as new data revealed only 40% of eligible Londoners have had one. |
| Prof Danny Altmann, a specialist at Imperial College London said he believed people had become "blasé" about the risks of the disease. | Prof Danny Altmann, a specialist at Imperial College London said he believed people had become "blasé" about the risks of the disease. |
| The immunisation expert told the BBC the virus was still "causing misery". | The immunisation expert told the BBC the virus was still "causing misery". |
| After the June deadline the spring booster jab will no longer be available under the NHS seasonal programme. | After the June deadline the spring booster jab will no longer be available under the NHS seasonal programme. |
| The vaccination rollout began in England on 3 April, with older care home residents, people aged over 75 and extremely clinically vulnerable people aged over five qualifying for vaccines. | The vaccination rollout began in England on 3 April, with older care home residents, people aged over 75 and extremely clinically vulnerable people aged over five qualifying for vaccines. |
| However, only 266,000 people in London have so far been vaccinated, out of a possible 670,000, according to NHS data. | However, only 266,000 people in London have so far been vaccinated, out of a possible 670,000, according to NHS data. |
| Who can get another Covid jab this spring? | Who can get another Covid jab this spring? |
| Covid booster jab available for most vulnerable | Covid booster jab available for most vulnerable |
| World not ready for next pandemic, says Bupa boss | World not ready for next pandemic, says Bupa boss |
| Although people who have been vaccinated can be infected with Covid-19, they are much less likely to suffer severe illness or die from the virus. | Although people who have been vaccinated can be infected with Covid-19, they are much less likely to suffer severe illness or die from the virus. |
| Prof Altmann said he believed the low uptake was due to people becoming wrongly becoming "complacent" about the disease, as it was "still there all around you". | Prof Altmann said he believed the low uptake was due to people becoming wrongly becoming "complacent" about the disease, as it was "still there all around you". |
| "We're not out of the rough yet," he added. | "We're not out of the rough yet," he added. |
| "We are a country with a high ongoing prevalence, we have companies, including the NHS, with holes in their staffing, people recurrently off sick, laid low, and 3% of population with long Covid." | "We are a country with a high ongoing prevalence, we have companies, including the NHS, with holes in their staffing, people recurrently off sick, laid low, and 3% of population with long Covid." |
| As a country, we have "taken our foot off the gas" in dealing with the virus, he said. | As a country, we have "taken our foot off the gas" in dealing with the virus, he said. |
| NHS England said across the country, 3.6 million people have had a spring booster to date, more than half of those eligible. | NHS England said across the country, 3.6 million people have had a spring booster to date, more than half of those eligible. |
| It said booster jabs were available at more than 240 sites in London and 2,500 across England. | It said booster jabs were available at more than 240 sites in London and 2,500 across England. |
| Dr Rosemary Leonard, a south-east London GP said she was surprised by the low turnout for jabs at her surgery in Dulwich. | Dr Rosemary Leonard, a south-east London GP said she was surprised by the low turnout for jabs at her surgery in Dulwich. |
| She said staff had struggled to fill vaccine appointments recently. She has also had to throw away supplies of the vaccine when booked patients did not turn up. | She said staff had struggled to fill vaccine appointments recently. She has also had to throw away supplies of the vaccine when booked patients did not turn up. |
| "I think there is a sense that Covid has gone away," she said. | "I think there is a sense that Covid has gone away," she said. |
| 'People are Covid-vaccined out' | 'People are Covid-vaccined out' |
| "People don't perceive it as a risk and they also feel they have had so many [booster jabs] they must be immune anyway. | "People don't perceive it as a risk and they also feel they have had so many [booster jabs] they must be immune anyway. |
| "People are Covid-vaccined out," she said. | "People are Covid-vaccined out," she said. |
| However she warned that protection from the vaccine wanes after five-six months. | However she warned that protection from the vaccine wanes after five-six months. |
| "We are going to have a cohort of people, older people, who are more vulnerable to serous illness from Covid". | "We are going to have a cohort of people, older people, who are more vulnerable to serous illness from Covid". |
| Last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that Covid-19 no longer represents a "global health emergency". | Last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that Covid-19 no longer represents a "global health emergency". |
| However, the head of the WHO said at least seven million people died in the pandemic. | However, the head of the WHO said at least seven million people died in the pandemic. |
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