The government is confident booster jabs are key to getting back to normal life - what do others think?
The government hopes the booster programme will prevent the need for more restrictions, but what do those giving and receiving the jab think?GP Dr Peter Smye hopes the booster programme will speed up when more people are able to get to surgeries
The Pfizer vaccine requires Dr Smye to wait 15 minutes with the person after vaccinating, which is not needed with the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab. "The speed of the booster campaign is very necessary," he says. "I do think we will get there and the pace will pick up as the population understand the need for the booster campaign and as we come in to the easier cohort, the more mobile, who can come down to the surgery."
Bernard Abrey, 77, has arthritis which means he can no longer walk. He and his wife Dianna had their flu jab and Covid booster at their home in Bury St Edmunds. The 80-year-old feels it is important to stay vaccinated, saying: "When we had both I felt protected, we could invite people in which was great.Image source,Dianna and Bernard Abrey say they took up the offer of the booster when they were offered it