The 15-minute observation period after administering Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines has been temporarily suspended in England, the UK government said on Tuesday. The move to accelerate the rolling out of booster doses was announced after the UK’s medicines regulator and chief medical officers gave the green light to do so. The wait time was introduced a year ago after two NHS staff suffered allergic reactions on the first day of the vaccine rollout. Dr. June Raine, chief executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), said the advice to waive the 15-minute observation period following mRNA vaccines for most people “during the emergency response to the Omicron variant” includes first, second, and booster doses. But the observation period remains in place for “people who may have previously suffered anaphylaxis or other allergic reactions to a food, insect sting, and most medicines or vaccines.” “Anaphylaxis and other severe allergic reactions …