Premier League footballers will be used in a PR blitz to encourage young Britons to get vaccinated against Covid, it was claimed today.
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has reportedly written to top clubs to ask for their help in the mammoth roll-out.
There are fears that uptake will be lower in younger adults, who are least likely to fall seriously ill or die from Covid.
But their participation in the programme is essential because they are among the most likely to carry and spread the disease.
A Whitehall source told The Sun newspaper that the Premier League was 'involved' in the scheme to boost uptake in under-30s.