“Following the tremendous success of the (vaccination) rollout to date, we are offering the over-75s and the most vulnerable a booster dose this spring to complete their protection against this virus,” Health Minister Sajid Javid said in a statement. the so-called ‘Spring booster’.
In the United Kingdom, each of the four countries (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) decides on its health policy. In the UK, adults eligible for the fourth dose will receive the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccine, while youths aged 12 to 18 will receive the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. It concerns a total of five million inhabitants, according to the NHS
The UK has been hit hard by the pandemic, with more than 163,000 deaths. The number of infections has risen sharply in recent weeks. In Scotland, one in 14 people is infected, in England one in 20, the latest data shows. Responsible for this is a new version of the omikron variant of the coronavirus, BA.2.