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<p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised that the
priority for the current COVID-19 vaccination programme should be the prevention of
COVID-19 mortality and the protection of health and social care staff and systems.</p><p><br>All
frontline social care workers directly working with people who are clinically vulnerable
to COVID-19 and need care and support, irrespective of where they work, will be a
priority for phase one of the COVID-19 vaccine programme.</p><p><br>The Government
will set out plans for phase two of vaccination in due course, based on further advice
from the JCVI. Phase two of the roll-out may include further reduction in hospitalisation
and targeted vaccination of those at high risk of exposure and/or those delivering
key public services.</p>
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