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NHS Visits Every Care Home to Offer Vaccinations Ahead of Christmas
NHS vaccination teams have visited every care home across the country to offer life-saving covid boosters and flu jabs ahead of the festive period. Every care home in England has been visited by NHS staff ensuring residents have maximum protection from winter viruses and allowing them to spend time with families and friends during Christmas and the New Year.
More than 15,000 care homes have been visited by specialist vaccine teams, including any homes which had to have visits rearranged due to covid outbreaks. Around nine in 10 (88.6%) eligible care home residents have had a covid booster ahead of Christmas and the New Year as a result.
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