Top-up jags north of the border are expected to start before the end of the month
Residents in elderly care homes, people aged 75 and over and those aged over five with a weakened immune system will be eligible for a spring Covid-19 vaccine booster in Scotland. Health Secretary Humza Yousaf confirmed the booster programme following publication of advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation .
"Prioritising those most at risk has been our approach from the outset. It is expected our spring programme will start in the final week of March with residents in care homes for older adults first to get the additional booster. “This will see the offer to everyone of a primary course of Covid-19 vaccinations changing on June 30 2023, coinciding with the end of the spring booster campaign. After this date, those aged five-49 with no underlying health conditions, who have not yet taken up the offer, will no longer be eligible to do so.
Top news stories today Professor Wei Shen Lim, chairman of the JCVI’s Covid-19 committee, said: “Vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself against Covid-19 and the spring booster programme provides an opportunity for those who are at highest risk of severe illness to keep their immunity topped up.
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