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JCVI issues autumn Covid booster update as new vaccine approved

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has confirmed which vaccines are appropriate for the autumn booster following the new dual variant vaccine that targets Omicron and original variant.

Edinburgh Live · Aug 17, 2022

‘No second-rate vaccines’ health chief insists as half will miss out on dual-strain booster

Roughly 29 million people are eligible for an autumn booster but there are just 13 million doses of the new bivalent Moderna jab available

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022

No plans for UK to order more supplies of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine

JCVI says mRNA vaccines such as the Pfizer and Moderna jabs are the most effective for UK booster programme

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2022

'Next generation' Covid vaccine that targets Omicron to be rolled out in Autumn

The groundbreaking Moderna jabs, which target both the Omicron variant and the original strain of the killer virus, will be rolled out in a bid to avoid a winter NHS nightmare

Daily Mirror · Aug 15, 2022

Polio vaccine boosters offered to London children – an expert explains what's going on

In June, the UK Health Security Agency reported that poliovirus had been detected in sewage in north and east London between February and May 2022.

The Conversation · Aug 15, 2022

Who will be offered a Covid booster jab in the UK in autumn and winter 2022?

Coronavirus booster jabs will not be routinely offered to all adults, under the JCVI's advice, but those at a higher risk will be offered them

Chronicle Live · Aug 13, 2022

Millions of children to be vaccinated against polio after virus detected in sewers

ALMOST one million children aged one to nine across London are to be offered a polio vaccine to try to prevent the spread of the virus.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 10, 2022

Health Minister welcomes plan to offer Covid booster vaccine to everyone over 50

The new advice is aimed at boosting protection ahead of possible further waves of the virus

Belfast Live · Jul 15, 2022

Covid-19 booster vaccine offered to those at highest risk in Scotland

It comes as COVID-19 infections in the UK jumped by nearly 800,000 in a week - with the virus currently most prevalent in Scotland

The National (Scotland) · Jul 15, 2022

Covid booster jab to be offered to all over-50s this autumn with infections nearing record levels

All over 50s will be offered a Covid booster jab this autumn in a move to head off a wave of respiratory illnesses this summer.

Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2022