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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker and Nicola Davis

UK: over-75s and vulnerable people to be offered additional Covid booster jab

A team member prepares a dose of Covid-19 vaccine
A team member prepares a dose of Covid-19 vaccine Photograph: Maureen McLean/REX/Shutterstock

Over-75s and people with suppressed immune systems in the UK are to be offered another Covid-19 booster vaccination in the coming weeks to increase potentially waning protection, after advice from the government’s vaccines watchdog.

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has formally advised a rollout of an additional booster this spring for groups of people deemed most vulnerable to severe coronavirus.

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