
Covid-19: Charities urge vulnerable people to book vaccines
PA MediaMillions of vulnerable people with underlying health conditions, such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease, are being urged to book their Covid jabs.Charities including Cancer Research UK, Mencap and the Terrence Higgins Trust have written an open letter to those in priority group six.They are trying to reassure people that vaccines are safe and effective.The Department of Health said more than half of the seven million people in that group have had their first dose.Priority group six includes those aged 16 to 64 with an underlying health condition, their carers, and people with learning disabilities.Underlying health conditions include chronic respiratory, heart, kidney and liver disease and neurological conditions, immunosuppression, asplenia, diabetes, morbid obesity and severe...