The UK’s spring Covid-19 vaccination booster campaign will be targeted at the elderly and the most vulnerable to top up their immunity, following advice from the government’s expert advisory committee.
Health secretary Steve Barclay said on Tuesday that he had accepted a recommendation from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation to offer a booster dose to adults over 75, care home residents and immunosuppressed people aged five or over.
Professor Wei Shen Lim, chair of the JCVI’s Covid-19 committee, said the spring programme would “bridge the gap” to the autumn campaign, “enabling those who are most vulnerable to be well protected throughout the summer”.
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