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marcveld.bsky.social • 97 days ago

JCVI statement on COVID-19 vaccination in 2025 and spring 2026

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-in-2025-and-spring-2026-jcvi-advice/jcvi-statement-on-covid-19-vaccination-in-2025-and-spring-2026
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rf2048.bsky.social•97 days ago

If I understand correctly, this doesn’t prevent a person of any age from taking the shot if they wish, but simply makes it free for certain groups like 75+?

marcveld.bsky.social•97 days ago

I think so. You can get it, but like the flu vaccine, will have to pay something above £10.

wolkenschaf.bsky.social•97 days ago

It's around £80-90.

marcveld.bsky.social•97 days ago

Wow?? That should come down to the flu vaccine price! That is too much for too many!

wolkenschaf.bsky.social•97 days ago

Yes, indeed, although I don't expect that to happen (very different contracts between suppliers and NHS I think). It's also not being advertised at all unlike the flu vax, so even people who could afford it are often not aware of it. Consequently, very few places offer it.

marcveld.bsky.social•97 days ago

COVID-19 is now a relatively mild disease for most people, though it can still be unpleasant, with rates of hospitalisation and death from COVID-19 having reduced significantly since SARS-CoV-2 first emerged.
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marcveld.bsky.social•97 days ago

Age has always been strongly associated with the risk of hospitalisation and mortality from COVID-19, with the oldest in the population being the most vulnerable.
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marcveld.bsky.social•97 days ago

The focus of the programme is shifting towards targeted vaccination of the oldest adults and individuals who are immunosuppressed. These are the 2 groups who continue to be at higher risk of serious disease, including mortality.
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marcveld.bsky.social•97 days ago

JCVI advises that the following groups should be offered COVID-19 vaccination in spring 2025:

adults aged 75 years and overresidents in a care home for older adultsindividuals aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed (as defined in the green book).
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marcveld.bsky.social•97 days ago

The vaccine should usually be offered no earlier than around 6 months after the last vaccine dose, although operational flexibility around the timing of vaccination in relation to the last vaccine dose is considered appropriate (minimum interval of 3 months between doses).
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marcveld.bsky.social•97 days ago

JCVI advised that it was highly unlikely that vaccination in pregnancy would be cost-effective. The data was considered uncertain, but any improvement in data quality was unlikely to have a substantial impact on the cost-effectiveness of such a programme.
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