The government says only one third of islanders over 50 have got their latest Covid booster.
Only a third of people in Jersey over 50 who are eligible for a Covid booster have received their autumn jab, officials have confirmed.for islanders aged over 80 and in care homes.Vaccination bosses said more people were coming forward now than at the start of the rollout.
The head of the vaccination programme, Nneka Nlewedim-Okafor, said: "With the over-75s, we do have 50% uptake; and care home residents, we have 87% uptake. "So it's gradually, gradually increasing, and we are working hard to get the over-50s' uptake to a good place."But, since the commencement of the co-administration of autumn booster and flu, we have seen an increase."
Ms Nlewedim-Okafor said there were an "additional 400 booster slots for islanders", which would be open until Thursday 3 November.
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