Who cannot have the Covid vaccine? The three sets of people that aren't on the list

Covid vaccines landed in the UK this week, with a 90-year-old woman becoming the first person to receive the jab. But there will be an unfortunate few that have to wait a little longer for the coronavirus vaccine.

Covid is a deadly infection that’s killed more than 70,000 people in the UK.

The country has been plunged into a rigorous tier system in a bid to stop the spread of the infection.

But the number of cases is still rising in some parts of the country, with the public desperate for a Covid vaccine.

Thankfully, the vaccine arrived in the UK on Tuesday December 8 for the very first time, but some people will have to wait a little longer to be immunised.

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The UK’s medicine regulator, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), said there may still be some risks for pregnant women getting the vaccine.

It preferred a “precautionary” strategy, advising pregnant women to avoid getting vaccinated straight away.

“There are no data as yet on the safety of Covid-19 vaccines in pregnancy, either from human or animal studies,” said the JCVI.

“Given the lack of evidence, JCVI favours a precautionary approach, and does not currently advise Covid-19 vaccination in pregnancy.

An allergic reaction to the vaccine is very rare, but it’s still not worth taking the risk.

Hopefully it won’t be long before another vaccine becomes available which has a different set of ingredients.