Britain's first booster jabs for over 50 - yr-old people

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Britain's first booster jabs for over 50 - yr-old people

LONDON, 16 Sept Reuters - England launched its booster vaccination campaign on Thursday, the National Health Service NHS said, after officials and the government gave the go-ahead for the programme earlier in the week.

The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday outlined how the booster programme for over 50s and other priority groups will form a key plank of his plan to navigate the winter without further coronavirus lockdowns.

Booster vaccinations will be given at least six months after people received their second dose of COVID 19 vaccine, meaning the rollout will roughly follow the original priority list and start with the most vulnerable and health workers.

NHS England reported that community hubs had started vaccinating health workers, with full rollout of the community to start next week.

It is amazing that the first booster jabs are being developed today, health minister Sajid Javid said.

I urge everyone who is entitled to come forward for his booster when invited, to prolong the protection that the vaccination offers those most at risk as we approach the Winter months. Britain's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation JCVI recommends that Pfizer BioNTech's shot be used in the booster campaign or alternatively a half-dose of Moderna's vaccine.

The government also announced this week to begin mass vaccination of children aged 12-15, which the NHS described as beginning in schools next week.