UK: Government officials in the United Kingdom advised against administering the fourth vaccine dosage.Nursing home residents and individuals over the age of 80 should not receive a fourth dosage of COVID-19 vaccination, according to government officials in the United Kingdom, because research shows that a third injection provides durable protection against hospital admission.
According to data published by the UK Health Security Agency, protection against hospitalisation for those over 65 remained at over 90 percent three months following the third dose.
As a result, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization informed the government on Friday that there was no need to give susceptible persons a fourth dose, or second booster, at this time. Instead, the government should concentrate on administering a third dose to as many people as possible in order to increase protection against the highly transmissible omicron variety.
"The committee's chair, Prof. Wei Shen Lim, stated, "The current statistics suggest that the booster dose continues to provide high levels of protection against serious disease, especially for the most vulnerable older age groups." "As a result, the committee has determined that there is no immediate need for a second booster dose, however this will be revisited." After research indicated that two doses were enough to protect people from omicron, the United Kingdom is scrambling to deliver booster shots to adults across the country. Coronavirus infections and hospitalizations have increased as a result of the variant.
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