More people than originally planned will be offered the jab in the UK ahead of the coming winter.
Everyone aged 50 and over will be offered a Covid booster vaccine this autumn to top up their immunity and cut their risk of becoming severely ill.
Drug companies have been developing updated vaccines to tackle newer variants, however, it is still uncertain which vaccine will be used.However, the immunisation campaign has been expanded as current variants are spreading quickly, it is uncertain how the virus will mutate and it is expected we will be more social this winter than in previous years so the virus will have more chance to spread.
The details of the rollout have not been confirmed, however, it is thought immunisation will start with the oldest and most vulnerable from September.Prof Anthony Harnden, the deputy chairman of the JCVI, said: "The Covid-19 boosters are highly effective at increasing immunity and, by offering a further dose to those at higher risk of severe illness this autumn, we hope to significantly reduce the risk of hospitalisations and deaths over the winter.
"Vaccines were our way out of this pandemic, and now they will make sure Covid can never haunt us in the same way again."
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