U.K. planning to give third Covid booster dose alongside the flu vaccine to people over 50 in the Fall. Studies looking at new variant-adjusted vaccine versus existing one to be used in this process.

Dr. Barry Dworkin

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 5, 2021

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Source:
All over-50s to ‘get a third Covid jab in autumn’ to stop third wave – so Britain never needs another lockdown

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