Article 5PCAG UK Covid booster not necessary for all, says Oxford jab scientist Sarah Gilbert

UK Covid booster not necessary for all, says Oxford jab scientist Sarah Gilbert

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Jamie Grierson
from Science | The Guardian on (#5PCAG)

Gilbert suggests extra doses should go instead to countries with low vaccination rates

One of the leading scientists behind the Oxford vaccine for Covid-19 has said she does not support a widespread booster jab campaign in the UK as immunity among fully vaccinated people is lasting well".

Prof Dame Sarah Gilbert, who developed the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab, one of the most widely used Covid vaccines in the world, suggested extra doses should be directed to countries with a low rate of vaccination.

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