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Reuters
Reuters
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By Natalie Grover and Francesco Guarascio

EU backs second COVID booster for over-60s, before variant-adapted vaccines are ready

FILE PHOTO: A medical worker administers a dose of the "Cominarty" Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to a patient at a vaccination center in Ancenis-Saint-Gereon, France, November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo

European Union health agencies on Monday recommended a second COVID-19 booster for everyone over 60, as well as medically vulnerable people, amid a new rise in infections and hospitalisations across Europe.

While existing coronavirus vaccines continue to provide good protection against hospitalisation and death, vaccine effectiveness has taken a hit as the virus has evolved.

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