September 3, 2022 - Where substantial delays might ... UK-approved booster vaccine offered, such as a monovalent Original ‘wild-type’ mRNA vaccine. Individuals offered vaccination should be advised that timely boosting is desirable to increase protection over the winter, and therefore to accept whichever booster vaccine is offered. When there are constraints to vaccine supply or deployment, priority for vaccination should be given to those at higher individual clinical risk of severe COVID-19, such as ...

November 9, 2022 - This adapted COVID-19 vaccine targets both the original virus and the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants.

April 1, 2023 - Care home residents will be first to receive spring top-up jab as infections in England hit 2023 high

August 8, 2023 - Wei Shen Lim, MD, who chairs the JCVI's COVID vaccine activities, said, "It is important that everyone who is eligible takes up a booster this autumn—helping to prevent them from hospitalisations and deaths arising from the virus over the winter months." Mary Ramsay, MD, who directs public health programs at the UK...

Those who are at risk are able to self-declare – they do not need to wait for an invite, and can attend a walk-in site or book in online at www.nhs.uk/book-covid-booster.

3 weeks ago - Information leaflet and sticker for the COVID-19 autumn vaccination programme.

February 18, 2023 - Nearly 17.5 million eligible people received their COVID-19 autumn booster jab, with tens of thousands coming forward in the final week of the programme.

Read about the types of COVID-19 vaccine, which vaccine you'll get, how well the vaccine works, and vaccine ingredients · Find out how to get a 1st, 2nd or booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and how you will be contacted for your vaccination

3 weeks ago - Information about the coronavirus vaccine in Scotland including who will be offered the vaccine and how to book your appointment.

Health Minister Maria Caulfield said: “I thank everyone who has come forward to get their Covid booster jab.

August 15, 2022 - Britain, the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine in late 2020, has now also given the first green light to a variant-adapted shot that targets both the original and Omicron version of the virus.

December 12, 2021 - Prime Minister and NHS turbocharge booster programme against Omicron and launch an urgent national appeal calling for people to get jabbed.

August 15, 2022 - The adapted COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna targets two different coronavirus variants: the original virus from 2020 and the Omicron variant

December 16, 2021 - 25 million people in the UK have had their booster vaccine or third dose as everyone eligible is urged to keep coming forward for the vital jab

March 7, 2023 - JCVI advises vaccine top-up for over-75s, immunosuppressed and residents in care homes for older adults.

May 20, 2021 - New government-funded clinical trial looking at different COVID-19 ‘booster’ vaccines launches in the UK ... Initial results trialling seven vaccines expected in September to inform plans for booster programme · Clinical trials on agenda for G7 Health Ministers’ Meeting in early June which Health Secretary announces will be hosted in Oxford · Announcements come ahead of International Clinical Trials Day (Thursday 20 May 2021...

August 27, 2021 - The JCVI’s interim advice, based on existing evidence, is to offer COVID-19 booster vaccines to the most vulnerable, starting from September 2021.[footnote 9] The booster programme would aim to provide additional resilience against variants, and maximise protection in those who are the most ...