Omicron variant, third vaccine dose after 3 months: Gb hypothesis

The third dose of covid vaccine 3 months after the second to combat infections and not be surprised by the Omicron variant. In the UK, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI) believes the booster dose should be offered to all adults within 90 days of completing the primary vaccination course, the Guardian reports. Priority should be set by the Health Service (NHS). At the top of the list are the elderly and the immunosuppressed. According to the panel, which also recommends the booster dose for the 18-39 age group, adolescents in the 12-15 age group should receive the second dose of the vaccine. is linked to a strategy launched while the scientific community is committed to studying the Omicron variant. The new recommendations broaden the number of citizens who can receive the booster: from 40 million to 53 million people. All over 50s, in addition to frail subjects, can receive the booster from September. From 15 November, however, there will also be space for over 40s.