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Covid: First 16 and 17-year-olds begin to get vaccine invites

Sixteen and 17-year-olds across เล่นสล็อต the UK are now being invited to book their Covid vaccine.

GPs in England have been told they can contact this age group, while invites are also being sent out in Wales.

In Northern Ireland, walk-in centres are now open to older teenagers, and in Scotland they can register their interest online.

Meanwhile, new figures show most patients in hospital with Covid in England continue to be unvaccinated.

The opening of vaccinations to 16 and 17-year-olds in England comes amid a drive to encourage young people to get jabbed.

The vaccine's benefits will be promoted to partygoers in nightclubs, including Ministry of Sound and Heaven.

A campaign will also be rolled out across social media channels including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and TikTok, as well as on radio stations Kiss, Capital, Heart, Sunrise, and TalkSport, urging young adults to get jabbed.

Walk-in centres in England will accept people aged 16 and 17 from next week, but those in that age group are currently unable to book an appointment using the NHS website.

In Northern Ireland people aged 16 and up have begun to get the vaccine.

Elliot Aston, 16, from Newtownards told the PA News Agency it was good his age group was able to get the jab as "we are probably the ones that are out and about the most".

Bethany Holden, 16, who was among the first to receive the vaccine at the SSE Arena in Belfast on Friday, said she was glad to get the jab as she was "more protected and protecting other people as well".