Covid booster jabs are to be offered to people aged 50 and over, those in care homes, and frontline health and social care workers, six months after their second jab in an attempt to control the virus over the winter months.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) said there was a preference for mRNA vaccines based on trial outcomes, with a first choice for a booster being the Pfizer vaccine, or alternatively, a half-dose of a Moderna jab as it works just as well.
“But we also know that this pandemic is still active. We are not past the pandemic, we are in an active phase still,We know that this winter could quite possibly be bumpy at times and we know that other respiratory viruses such as flu and RSV are highly likely to make their returns.”
