1. Covid-19 vaccination for children aged 6 months to 4 years Vaccination for a small group of high-risk children aged 6 months – 4 years is starting. It is not clear yet how this group will be identified and who will be responsible for contacting parents and carers. See below for JCVI’s recommended groups for vaccination. It’s likely that take-up of vaccine in this group will be very low, particularly in areas such as London. 2. Covid-19 vaccination for adults The offer of first and second doses of vaccine ends in June 2023; after which it is very likely that vaccination will only be available for higher-risk groups. The Spring booster programme for people in very high-risk groups is also ending. We await guidance of which groups will be eligible for a booster vaccine in the Autumn. 3. Mpox (monkeypox) There has been an increase in cases of mpox in London in recent weeks. Be aware of the clinical features of mpox as discussed in this BMJ article. Human monkeypox: diagnosis an...
Updates from Imperial College London's Professor of Primary Care & Public Health