Covid booster jabs extended to people aged 40 to 49, says JCVI
by Peter Walker Political correspondent from Science | The Guardian on (#5RXT6)
Extension approved by government's vaccine watchdog as well as second doses for 16- and 17-year-olds
Covid booster vaccines can be extended to those aged between 40 and 49 in the UK after being approved by the government's vaccines watchdog, which also gave approval for teenagers aged 16 and 17 to receive second jabs.
While such decisions are devolved, all devolved nations tend to accept JCVI guidance. Ministers in England, Scotland and Wales have already said they would extend boosters.
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