Here's when YOU can expect to receive the Covid-19 vaccine
The Government has hit its target of 15 million vaccinations but who is next on the list?
Last updated 20th Apr 2021
The Government achieved its goal of vaccinating 15 million on Monday, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirming that everyone in the top four vulnerable groups had been offered a Covid-19 jab.
This means that all frontline health and social workers, care workers in elderly care homes, the clinically extremely vulnerable (excluding pregnant women and those under 16), and everyone over the age of 70 should now have been offered the vaccine.
The Government aims to offer everyone in the remaining five vulnerable groups the vaccine by May, amounting to over 17 million people.
When can you expect to receive the vaccine?
People in the top four vulnerable groups should have been offered the jab
Everyone in the top four vulnerable groups, including those over 70 (like the Queen), should now have been offered the vaccine.
Over 65s
Over 65s, like Annie Lennox, are in group five on the priority list and will start to get their Covid-19 jabs now that it has been offered to everyone in the top four vulnerable groups. On Saturday people over 65 began to receive invitations for the Covid-19 vaccine. These letters invite people over the age of 65 to log onto this site to register for their jab.
16-65-year-olds in at risk groups
16-65-year-olds make up group number 6 on the vulnerable scale and will be invited to receive their jab after the over-65s. This includes people with diabetes, blood cancer and heart problems. You can find a full list of at risk groups here.
Over 60s
People over 60, such as Lenny Henry, will follow the at risk group as they make up group number 7 on the priority list.
Over 55s
The over 60s will be followed by the over 55s, priority group 8. This includes Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is 56.
Over 50s
The over 50s, like 52-year-old Daniel Craig, make up the final priority group. The Government has the target of vaccinating everyone over 50 by May, before moving on to the rest of the population.
Everyone under 50
Everyone under 50, including 36-year-old Nadiya Hussein, will be offered the vaccine after priority groups. Matt Hancock has previously said that everyone over the age of 18 in the UK will be offered the vaccine by the autumn.
Vaccine calculator
You can use an online vaccine calculator to give an unofficial estimate of where you are in the vaccine queue, however this is not linked to the Government's rollout scheme.
Groups who MIGHT be added to the priority list:
Police officers, teachers and shopkeepers
The vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi has hinted that police officers, teachers and shop keepers could be added to the priority list in the second phase of the vaccine rollout. Speaking to Sky News on 18 January 2021, Mr Zahawi said "My very strong instinct is that those who through their work may come into contact disproportionately with the virus, police, shop workers, teachers... should be prioritised."
Will children get that vaccine?
Children are not currently expected to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, however tests are currently underway to observe the efficacy of the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine in young people aged 6-17. Until now, the vaccine had only been tested on adults so was not suitable for children.
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