Medics: Stop making us jab guinea pigs...

NHS heroes have blasted the Government for using them as “guinea pigs” by denying them an early booster vaccine.

- JOHN SIDDLE and NICOLA SMALL

Doctors, nurses and paramedics fighting Covid must wait three months like the rest of us for a second jab – instead of the three weeks recommended after manufacturer trials.

But calls are growing for frontline heroes to get the booster within the 21 days vaccine maker Pfizer deems vital for best protection.

The UK’s chief medical officers recommended the 12-week gap so more of the population can get some immunity from the first jab.

Currently, the NHS is under severe strain with record numbers of Covid patients.

Almost 100,000 staff were also off sick last week – half of whom have been infected with the virus or forced to self-isolate.