Nine million to get booster jabs early:
Boris Johnson urges experts to cut six-month
wait for third Covid vaccine to speed
rollout over fears of a winter surge
Posted By: Ribicon, 10/21/2021 6:27:47 PM
Boris Johnson last night piled pressure on his scientific advisers to cut the waiting time for booster jabs from six months to five. If a decision is made immediately, nearly 9 million more Britons will become eligible for a third dose of the vaccine. Concern has been growing that the rollout of the Covid booster scheme has been far too slow, putting the public at risk as cases rise. At present, over-50s and those with health problems are invited for their jab six months after their second dose. Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt yesterday called on ministers to cut the waiting time to five months.
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The "vaccine" does not work as advertised and its overstated efficacy wanes so quickly that 6 months between doses is too long to wait. They've been looking into this in the USA also, eyeing a 5-month gap to the booster because Pfizer makes a lot more money that way.