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Hancock says from today workplace testing is being expanded. It will be offered to all businesses with more than 50 employees that are currently open.
Hancock says until now the NHS has asked people to wait to be invited to get a vaccination. But now that is changing, he says.
If people live in England, and are over 70 and have not been contacted, they should now contact the NHS to get an appointment, he says. He says the best way to do this is through the online national booking service.
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