Over-45s can now book Covid vaccine appointments online as government meets latest target - how to book yours

People over the age of 45 in England are now being invited to receive their first Covid vaccine dose.

Over-45s can now book their vaccination appointment online, as the Government reaches its target of offering a coronavirus jab to the top nine highest priority groups in the UK by mid-April.

Almost 40 million doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines have been administered in the UK since the rollout began in December 2020 the Government has said, including 32 million first jabs and more than seven million second doses.

Those in the eligible age group can now book their vaccine on the NHS website, which has been updated to say that people aged 45 and over can book a coronavirus jab.

This signals the start of ‘Phase 2’ of the UK’s vaccination rollout programme, which aims to offer vaccines to healthy adults under the age of 50.