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Health secretary 'very confident' on vaccine booster programme this month as AstraZeneca boss says it may not be needed

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Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing The health secretary has said he is 'very confident' there will be a vaccine booster programme - after boss of AstraZeneca said it may not be needed.

Sajid Javid said he is currently awaiting advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). It comes after the government has announced that around 500,000 people in the UK will be offered a third dose of a coronavirus vaccine.

Following advice from the JCVI, people aged 12 and over who have severely weakened immune systems will be offered an additional shot. READ MORE: 'The unequal pandemic': The data that shows northerners more likely to die from Covid - and left poorer than the rest

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