The Covid vaccine booster is being brought forward for some people to make the campaign easier to roll out.But a change in clinical guidelines in the UK means some - such as care home residents - will be able to get their next dose after a five month gap.The concern is even small dips in vulnerable people's immunity will affect the NHS's ability to cope this winter.
falls from 95% three months after getting the second doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca to 75% after six months So if a care home has a mix of people who were vaccinated five and six months ago - they could all be vaccinated at once rather than teams having to visit multiple times.The health and social care secretary, Sajid Javid, said: "We are making great progress with the booster rollout and I want to thank everyone working so hard to get jabs in arms.
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