UK Begins Pfizer/BioNTech’s Bivalent Omicron COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot Program

The UK’s NHS has begun the rollout of Pfizer/BioNTech’s bivalent COVID-19 boosters. The launch comes after the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved the shot for those 12 and older last week. The vaccine contains spike protein mRNA from both the original SARS-CoV-2 virus and the BA.1 Omicron strain.

According to Fleur Jeffries, “The autumn booster programme will launch today, 7 September, making the vaccines available to millions of people, including the immunosuppressed, those aged 75 and over and healthcare workers. In addition to these groups, under new Green Book guidance, those aged five and above on the learning disabilities register will also be able to access the booster. For those who are eligible, there must have been a three-month gap since a previous booster jab. People will be invited to book online or call 119.”

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(Source: PM Live, September 7^th, 2022)