The United Kingdom, Japan and Israel are among the first few countries to announce giving booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccines to its citizens, in an effort to slow down the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus.
Britain will give 32 million people a third shot of the coronavirus vaccine in September alongside flu shots, reported the Telegraph on Sunday.
The campaign is planned to begin on September 6 and be completed by early December, the report added.
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Japan is also aiming to administer a booster shot next year, indicated Japan's Regulatory Reform Minister Kono Taro, who is in charge of the vaccine rollout, as reported by Nikkei.
Meanwhile, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog received a third shot of the coronavirus vaccine on Sunday, kicking off the campaign to give booster doses to people over 60 years of age. Herzog received a third dose of the two-dose Pfizer jab.
Israel will be offering a booster shot of the Pfizer vaccine to people who got their second dose at least five months ago.
"Findings show that there is a decline in the body's immunity over time," Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said during a briefing, as reported by the Guardian. "The aim of the supplementary dose is to build it up again, and thus reduce the chances of infection and serious illness significantly."
UK, Japan, Israel plan booster jabs of COVID-19 vaccine - Geo News
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