Here's when teachers in England could get a Covid vaccine - and if other key workers will be prioritised

The most vulnerable people in the UK are being prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine.

Jabs are being offered based on how at-risk someone is from the virus.

And the vaccination rollout recently entered its next stage after more than 15 million people in the country were inoculated.

Currently, the Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines are being administered, while a third from Moderna is due to arrive in spring.

So, when will teachers get the vaccine and will key workers be given priority?

Here is everything you need to know.

Who is being given the vaccine now?

The jabs rollout has been ramped up across the UK after the government met its target of offering a vaccine to everyone in the top four priority groups by 15 February.

That includes residents in a care home for older adults and their carers, over 80s and frontline health workers, over 75s, and over 70s and clinically extremely vulnerable people.

Some areas in England are now inviting over 65s for their first dose, as well as some people over 16 with underlying health conditions that make them susceptible to the virus.

The priority groups were decided based on data from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) which determined that age was the most important factor in coronavirus deaths.

The government’s aim is to vaccinate the five remaining priority groups by the end of April.

These are: people aged 65 and over, those aged 16-65 with underlying health conditions, people aged 60 and over, people aged 55 and over and people aged 50 and over.

Groups five to nine cover about 17 million people in the UK.

When will teachers get the vaccine?

Once those groups have been inoculated, focus will turn to the 21 million people left in the population who are under 50 years old with no underlying health conditions.

It was thought that teachers, police and other key workers would be next in line when the second phase of vaccinations begins.