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'Don't ask us': NHS and public health silence over private Covid booster vaccine for Lancashire residents

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Lancashire residents are being offered no public health advice about whether they should consider paying for a Covid vaccine if they are not amongst the few groups now eligible for a free shot on the NHS, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) can reveal.

The current spring booster season, which is about to draw to a close, has been the first point during the pandemic that Covid jabs have been made available for people to buy privately. Whilst the first booster vaccine – in late 2021 – was offered to the entire over-16 population, eligibility for the subsequent twice-yearly top-ups has grown ever more limited.

The LDRS approached the three local authorities in Lancashire with responsibility for public health, along with local and national NHS bodies, to establish what advice was being offered regarding the purchase of a private Covid jab – and found that there was none. Dr.

 

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