U.K.’s Most Vulnerable Could Get Covid Boosters From September

Katharine Gemmell

Coronavirus

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Great Britain

Europe

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United Kingdom

Mass Covid-19 Vaccination Center at FC Barcelona's Camp Nou Stadium

Vulnerable groups in the U.K. may be given Covid-19 booster vaccines starting from September to maintain their immunity during the winter and help ward off new variants.The country’s independent vaccination committee recommended that the government plan to offer boosters in a two-stage program alongside the annual flu vaccination drive. The rollout will depend on further data and the guidance could change, according to the Department of Health &amp; Social Care.

UK Covid Booster Vaccine Shots for Vulnerable Groups May Start From September

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