U.K. announces spring COVID booster program for at-risk individuals
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Britain's vaccine experts said Tuesday that spring COVID booster shots will be available for everyone over 75, care-home residents, those with weaker immune systems, and children aged five and older.
The vaccine program will launch in the final week of March in Scotland, followed by England and Wales in early April and Northern Ireland in mid-April.
Britain's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI) noted that the program would be similar in scope to an Autumn immunization campaign in 2022 as it targets only those at higher risk of severe disease. 
"This year's spring programme will bridge the gap to the planned booster programme in the autumn, enabling those who are most vulnerable to be well protected throughout the summer," said Wei Shen Lim, the chair of JCVI.
According to the U.K. Health Security Agency (UKHSA), bivalent vaccines from Pfizer (NYSE:PFE)/ BioNTech (NASDAQ:BNTX) and Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) as well protein-based shots from Sanofi (SNY) (OTCPK:SNYNF)/ GSK (GSK) and Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) will be available for the spring booster program.
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