Covid booster vaccines should be given to young, says leading scientist
Rolling out booster jabs to younger age groups could help cut Covid infection rates to low levels across the UK, a leading scientist has said.
He said he saw "no reason" why younger age groups should not be offered boosters once they were given to the priority groups.Dutch partial lockdown to tackle Covid surgeIn September, the government's scientific advisers recommended everyone over 50 should be offered a third dose of a Covid vaccine, along with front-line medical staff and younger adults with some underlying health conditions. The rollout began later that month.
Modelling data on the immunity booster jabs provided to the UK population will be published next week, he said.
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