London: The top-up jab is offered to all over-75s, those aged 12 and over who are immunosuppressed and residents in care homes for older people around 6 months after their last dose.
Up to 8 May, 79.2% of all those aged 75 and over who were eligible at the end of March had taken up the vaccine, Britain government said in a statement.
Broken down further, 78.1% of 75 to 79 year olds and 79.6% of people aged over 80 had received the jab, the statement said adding that the data looked at the number of booster doses administered from March 21 up to May 8 against the number of people recorded as being aged 75 and over on March 31.
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Chief Executive, Dr Jenny Harries, said, “The Spring booster offers additional protection to those most at risk of severe illness from COVID-19.”