Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Dr. Mary Ramsay is the head of Immunisation and Countermeasures Department and the National Immunisation Programme.

This is No 4 of a set of 52 explainer videos about the COVID-19 vaccination programme.

To read about the risk factors and prioritisation of the COVID vaccination visit: gov.uk/government/publications/priority-groups-for-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccination-advice-from-the-jcvi-30-december-2020
You can find out more about the COVID-19 vaccination here: gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-the-green-book-chapter-14a and the programme here: gov.uk/government/collections/covid-19-vaccination-programme
And visit: nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/coronavirus-vaccine
and you can read: gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-why-you-are-being-asked-to-wait/why-you-have-to-wait-for-your-covid-19-vaccine