{"id":55281,"date":"2022-02-22T12:25:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T12:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/?p=55281"},"modified":"2022-02-23T12:27:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T12:27:39","slug":"extra-booster-this-spring-for-over-75s-and-high-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/extra-booster-this-spring-for-over-75s-and-high-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Extra booster this spring for over 75s and high risk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>An <a 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