The vaccine programme is being sped up following the emergence of a new variant (Photo: Pixabay) The Covid-19 vaccination programme in Harrow will be “accelerated” following the spread of the Indian variant. Sean Harriss, chief executive of Harrow Council, told a council cabinet meeting yesterday (Thursday, May 27) there are plans in place to speed up the delivery of the vaccine to combat variant B1.167.2. This includes bringing second dose dates forward, so they are administered within eight weeks as opposed to 11 and creating a series of pop-up sites across the borough over the next couple of weeks to support the mass vaccination centre in Byron Hall.