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Sam Volpe

'Spring Covid-19 booster': Fourth coronavirus jab to be offered to at-risk groups including over-75s

At-risk groups will be offered a fourth Covid-19 jab, the Health Secretary has announced.

In England, those aged over 75, people in care homes and the immunosuppressed will be able to get a fourth jab - which Sajid Javid said would "top-up" their levels of protection against Covid-19.

Details are yet to be finalised, but the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has published guidance recommending another booster for these groups.

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