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UK to offer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for 32m from September: report

Up to 2,000 pharmacies set to deliver the programme, could be done by December

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Britain will offer COVID-19 booster vaccines to 32 million Britons starting early next month with up to 2,000 pharmacies set to deliver the programme, The Telegraph newspaper reported on Sunday.

The campaign could start as soon as September 6, which would see the rollout completed by early December if it goes to plan, the report added.

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