ITV EVENING NEWS - COVID HAOX AND THE CULLING WILL BEGIN IN OCTOBER

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The comments announced today that this year's flu and COVID vaccination programme is to be rolled out earlier than planned. It comes after a new COVID variant was discovered. The economy during certain mean-out and the interest is sensible. Well, this flu and vaccine COVID rather programmes do start not to be brought forward to September of the year. It comes after the discoveries you say of a new COVID variant. Now, that has not been classified as a variant of concern, but scientists say that it does carry a high number of mutations and NHS officials say that it represents the most concerning new variant since Onacron. Now, residents of older adult care homes and those who are immunosuppressed will receive their JANs first, carers, pregnant women, social care staff, and adults over 65 will also be offered the booster. The UK Health Security Agency says that speeding up this vaccine programme will deliver greater protection, particularly for those who at greater risk of severe illness. And those who are being invited to get their JANs are being urged to come forward as soon as possible. Okay, Neil, thanks for the update.