NHS seeks volunteers in 20 million-jab booster campaign

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View online November 30, 2021   1 / NHS scrambles for help to deliver 20 million more booster vaccines Doctors are scrambling to assemble an army of volunteers to deliver at least 20 million booster jabs over the coming weeks in a bid to protect against Covid and the new omicron variant.   NHS managers said the rapidly expanded vaccine programme announced by health secretary Sajid Javid would be a "huge challenge" and more complex than the initial rollout.   At least eight more omicron variant cases were identified in the UK on Monday, and the NHS chief executive warned the coming months "are going to be difficult for NHS staff and potentially for the whole country".   2 / 'Slavery was an atrocity,' says Charles as Barbados becomes republic Queen sends nation her 'warmest good wishes for your happiness, peace and prosperity in future'   3 / Starmer brings Yvette Cooper back to front bench Ex-minister takes on Priti Patel as shadow home secretary   4 / 66,000 still without power as storm kills hundreds of seals 'I have never seen anything like it,' wildlife ranger says     5 / France says Britain is not taking its share of asylum seekers Paris will not accept Channel push-backs because 'we are not the subcontractors of the British government' The Big Question     What are the new rules on booster jabs? With international concerns growing about the spread of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus, the UK has been forced to make mask-wearing mandatory in shops and on public transport, place more countries on the travel red list and order new arrivals to take a PCR test.   Boris Johnson's government has also been advised to ratchet up its booster jab programme, with the Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisations urging it to make third shots available to all over-18s, not just older people and the vulnerable.   Here's how the policy is changing as the UK braces itself for another difficult winter at the hands of Covid-19. Read the full story >   Watch / Special report: Plight of London's jobless youth NUMBER OF THE DAY 30% The proportion of district nurses who have said they are working between four and six hours unpaid, according to a study by the International Community Nursing Observatory QUOTE OF THE DAY "We are not the subcontractors of the British government." – French interior minister Gerald Darmanin has said the UK is "not taking its share" of asylum seekers and France will not accept planned operations to force small boats out of British waters Other stories you might like Major landowners sign pact to rewild England David Gulpilil, star of Crocodile Dundee and Australia dies aged 68 New Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal replaces Jack Dorsey after founder's resignation If you can spare a minute we'd love your feedback on our newsletters.     Join the conversation or follow us Please do not reply directly to this email You are currently registered to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter. Add us to your safe list of senders.   If you do not want to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter, please unsubscribe.   If you no longer wish to receive any newsletters or promotional emails from The Independent, you can unsubscribe here.   This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5HF. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345. Read our privacy notice and cookie policy.