Britain allows early booking of COVID-19 booster shots to speed up roll out

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LONDON: Britain\u0027s health ministry on Saturday (Nov 6) said it would open up bookings for booster shots a month before people were eligible to receive the jabs to help speed up the roll out ahead of the challenging winter months. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is relying on booster doses as a major plank of h

LONDON: Britain's health ministry on Saturday said it would open up bookings for booster shots a month before people were eligible to receive the jabs to help speed up the roll out ahead of the challenging winter months.

About three in five eligible over-50s have had booster shots in England, with more than 9 million people getting booster doses in Britain overall so far. The health ministry said that the winter would be challenging for the National Health Service , owing to increased spread of other seasonal viruses such as flu.

 

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