A patchwork of campaigns for an extra COVID-19 shot are being rolled out across the European Union even before the region's drug watchdog rules on whether they are safe and effective.
have also each released analyses of clinical trial data showing that the effectiveness of their shots, initially estimated at over 90% against symptomatic COVID-19 infection, wanes over time.
On Thursday, the ECDC said additional doses may be given to people with severely weakened immune systems as they may not have adequate protection from standard vaccination. In contrast, the Netherlands is limiting its boosters to the immunosupressed - up to 400,000 people - and has stressed the need for primary vaccinations.
Switzerland will not use boosters for now because the authorities say they do not see protection slipping over time, but they are still monitoring the data.
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