Decisions about who will be vaccinated were taken by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, as is the case with all vaccination programmes, based on advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.47 The Joint Committee identified nine priority groups for the first phase of vaccinations to maximise the effectiveness of the programme and prevent further deaths from COVID-19. These groups were predominantly based on age in light of evidence that this was the single g...

Decisions about who will be vaccinated were taken by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, as is the case with all vaccination programmes, based on advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.47 The Joint Committee identified nine priority groups for the first phase of vaccinations to maximise the effectiveness of the programme and prevent further deaths from COVID-19. These groups were predominantly based on age in light of evidence that this was the single greatest risk of mortality from COVID-19. When the groups were announced, the Joint Committee recommended that the second phase of the vaccination program Type: conclusion | Number: 17 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: Decisions about who will be vaccinated were taken by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, as is the case with all vaccination programmes, based on advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.47 The Joint Committee identified nine