Covid booster rollout 'to open up to over-40s to beat winter wave'
The announcement on boosters comes as results from a real world study found that Pfizer/BioNTech booster jabs give over 90 per cent protection against symptomatic Covid in the over 50s.
, scientific adviser to the government said the most vulnerable in society need to have their boosters to keep transmission rates low.Around 12.6 million Brits have now had their booster vaccines, with the programme rumoured to end in January. "The vast majority of reactions which are reported relate to expected side effects such as injection site reactions and flu-like symptoms, as was seen in our initial assessment. Our proactive monitoring of the safety of booster doses does not raise any new concerns.
She said: "We ensure all suspected reports are carefully followed up. The Expert Working Group of the Commission on Human Medicines has confirmed that reports of suspected myocarditis following Covid-19 vaccines are extremely rare and that the balance of risks and benefits overall remains favourable.”
Around 80 per cent of Brits now have two coronavirus vaccines under their belts and the government has been urging those eligible to come forward for their booster doses.
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