People under 50 without conditions that put them at risk from COVID-19 will soon not be able to get a COVID-19 booster, the United Kingdom government announced on Jan. 25.
Uptake in the under-50 population has been extremely low since early 2022 and the government is accepting a recommendation from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) to end the booster campaign for most of the age group.
The booster availability to the younger, healthy population will end in England on Feb. 12, the government said.
National Health Service (NHS) official Steve Russell said that people should get their booster before the availability ends….