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U.K. takes stepwise approach to COVID boosters

Starting where the data are strongest, the most vulnerable

September 16, 2021 12:55 AM UTC

Preliminary data are guiding the U.K. to provide COVID-19 booster shots for the most vulnerable segment of the population first, while it waits for more data to decide on boosters for younger, healthier individuals.

On Tuesday, the U.K.’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommended a third booster dose be offered to the highest priority group, those who were first to receive COVID-19 vaccines, including adults over 50 years old and individuals with underlying health conditions that put them at greater risk of severe COVID-19...