Covid booster vaccine for Scots at 'highest risk' set to roll out in September

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A further booster vaccine will be offered to those at highest risk of severe Covid-19 symptoms from September, the Scottish Government has announced.

Following advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), care home residents and staff will be offered a further booster jab.

Frontline health and social care workers will also be offered the booster, alongside all people over the age of 50. Those under 50 with underlying health conditions can also receive the latest round of vaccinations as well as carers aged 16 to 49.

The boosters will be given at the same time as the flu vaccination to those eligible. Health Secretary Humza Yousaf said: “The vaccination programme in Scotland continues to be a huge success and this is testament to the efforts of everyone involved in its delivery and all those who took up their appointment offers. “Vaccination has been our most effective tool against coronavirus.