Public Health Scotland figures indicate there are 104,000 people in these groups who have passed six months since their second dose, but are yet to receive a booster.Prof Andrew Watterson, a public health researcher at the University of Stirling, said the vaccines offered "decreased protection" over time, and that it was important for immunity to be boosted before winter.
However, it means the country now has large number of elderly people who were vaccinated earlier and may now be seeing some of that protection fade. Prof Watterson said: "It's possible but not known that delayed boosters might cause increased hospitalisation - but effects would be less severe generally after double-jabbing even if immunity is waning.
PHS figures relating to the most at-risk groups - including residents and staff in care homes for older adults, as well as front-line health and social care workers - show that 616,285 are now due a booster having received a second dose more than six months ago.This group also includes the clinically extremely vulnerable, 16-64 year olds with underlying health problems and unpaid carers aged 16 and over.
Health Secretary Humza Yousaf said Scotland's booster programme was prioritising those at the highest risk of both Covid-19 and flu.
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