The NHS has announced that a COVID-19 vaccine has now been offered to all older residents at eligible care homes in England.

NHS England said more than 10,000 care homes with older residents had been offered jabs, although a "small remainder" of homes had visits deferred by local public health directors for safety reasons during local outbreaks. These will be visited by vaccinators as soon as NHS staff are allowed to do so, it said.

According to a poll by the National Care Forum (NCF), approximately 95% of care homes in England have been able to get all their residents vaccinated. The sample consists of 749 care homes run by 48 care providers in England, that were asked by the NCF about the availability and take up of COVID-19 vaccination by residents and staff in care homes for older people on the 25-26 January.