Recommendation 13

However, effective targeting is now essential because those who are not fully vaccinated are concentrated in particular social groups. According to NHS England, many unvaccinated people are young city-dwellers, with just five cities accounting for a quarter of the total number of unvaccinated people.30 Data confirm that young people are indeed less likely to be vaccinated, including school children. Overall uptake of COVID vaccination had reached 90% of adults by the end of May 2022 (based on 2 doses). But by the same point, only 55% of young people aged 16 and 17 had received 2 doses, and only 38% of 12- to 15-year-olds.31 Even allowing for the later starting point of these campaigns, this is a significant difference.