UK Outlines COVID-19 Booster Shot Plan: What You Need To Know

The U.K. Health Secretary Sajid Javid outlined the government’s fall-winter plan to tackle the pandemic crisis, detailing a series of policies to avert the need for more lockdowns.
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His comments come shortly after British officials gave the nod to offer COVID-19 vaccine boosters to vulnerable people and everyone aged over 50-years-old six months after their second dose.
The U.K.’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization recommended a booster from Pfizer Inc PFE - BioNTech SE BNTX vaccine or a half-dose of a Moderna Inc MRNA shot.
The National Health Service expects to begin next week. Separately, all children aged 12 to 15 in England will be offered one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech shot.
CNBC reported that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to comment further on the country’s fall-winter Covid plan when he hosts a press conference from Downing Street later this afternoon.
The majority of the younger adults will only have received their second COVID-19 vaccine dose by late summer or early autumn. The benefits of booster vaccination in this group will be considered at a later time.
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