Elderly and vulnerable people will be offered another booster jab by the government, following recommendations from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
The vaccine will be offered from spring for people aged 75 years and over, residents in care homes for older adults, and people aged 12 years and over who are immunosuppressed.
The programme will be offered in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as local governments intend to follow the JCVI advice, according to the Health Secretary. READ MORE: Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid said: “Thanks to our COVID-19 vaccination rollout, we are already the freest country in Europe.
It has saved countless lives, reduced pressure on the NHS and is allowing us to learn to live with the virus. “Today I have accepted the advice from the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) to offer, from spring, an additional COVID-19 booster jab to people aged 75 years and over, residents in care homes for older adults, and people aged 12 years and over who are immunosuppressed.
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