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Victory for MoS in ‘third dose’ chaos

By Stephen Adams MEDICAL EDITOR

VULNERABLE patients with compromised immune systems can finally book a vital third Covid vaccine through the NHS’s national booking system.

The Mail on Sunday has highlighted how up to 500,000 people with cancer, transplanted organs and other conditions have struggled to access the so-called ‘third primary dose’ due to local-level confusion over eligibility.

NHS bosses announced in early September that ‘severely immunocompromised’ individuals would be able to get a third shot after studies showed they often failed to generate antibodies after two doses.

But many GPs and even hospital consultants have been unaware of the programme or have confused it with the separate ‘booster’ campaign for older people. In a victory for the MoS, NHS England has now announced that people can book a third dose through the national Covid vaccination booking service, either online or by calling 119.

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