Boosters given the green light
BORIS Johnson has revealed Covid booster jabs for adults will be “going ahead” this winter.
Speaking yesterday, the Prime Minister blurted out that offering a third jab to some people had “already been approved”.
Johnson said booster vaccinations, designed to fend off another wave of the illness, would be a “good thing”.
The expert Joint Committee on Vaccines and Immunisation (JCVI) has yet to announce a decision on how widely third vaccinations will be used.
It is understood the announcement is imminent.
UK Government ministers have already said they will proceed with some form of booster programme.
It is expected these will be targeted at older people or those with a clinical vulnerability.
Johnson will today set out his plan for combating Covid over winter, including a press conference.
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is expected to update MSPs in the Scottish parliament this afternoon.
Third injections have already been approved for people with weakened immune systems – up to 500,000 people in all.
Later this week, a review of international travel restrictions is expected in which the traffic light system could be replaced with a simplified red alert for travel to countries with high levels of Covid.