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Homeless people prioritised for Covid-19 vaccine after JCVI issues new advice

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direct to your inboxHomeless people will be prioritised for the coronavirus vaccine following new advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).Health secretary Matt Hancock confirmed that the government has accepted advice from the JCVI to vaccinate rough sleepers and others experiencing homelessness alongside those with underlying health conditions.The JCVI said homeless people are more likely to have underlying health conditions and should be offered jabs alongside those in priority group six.They should also be offered the vaccine without the need for an NHS number or GP registration, it added.Professor Wei Shen Lim, JCVI Covid-19 chairman, said: “The JCVI’s advice on Covid-19 vaccine prioritisation was.

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