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UK orders 35 million more Pfizer vaccine doses | UK orders 35 million more Pfizer vaccine doses |
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Who will receive a third booster dose of a Covid vaccine this autumn has not been confirmed | |
The UK has ordered 35 million more doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which will be delivered in the second half of 2022. | The UK has ordered 35 million more doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which will be delivered in the second half of 2022. |
The government said it was preparing for a programme of Covid boosters to protect the most vulnerable this year. | The government said it was preparing for a programme of Covid boosters to protect the most vulnerable this year. |
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid said the move was intended "to future-proof our vaccine programme". | Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid said the move was intended "to future-proof our vaccine programme". |
The UK has now ordered more than 540 million doses of eight different Covid vaccines. | The UK has now ordered more than 540 million doses of eight different Covid vaccines. |
Four have so far been approved for use in the UK. | Four have so far been approved for use in the UK. |
The UK has now ordered 135 million doses of Pfizer - more than any other Covid vaccine. | The UK has now ordered 135 million doses of Pfizer - more than any other Covid vaccine. |
The NHS was given the green light to start planning third booster doses for the over-50s, after interim advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation in early July, and Mr Javid recently said the programme would start in September. | |
However, the UK's vaccine committee is still to give its final advice on whether a booster programme ahead of this winter should proceed and who should be included. | |
It is thought to be waiting for better data on how long protection from the first two doses of the vaccines lasts. | |
It's likely people who are immunosuppressed, with weakened immune systems, will receive a booster jab even if all over-50s - around 30 million people - do not. | |
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Mr Javid said the UK's vaccination programme was protecting tens of millions of people from Covid-19 and saving thousands of lives. | Mr Javid said the UK's vaccination programme was protecting tens of millions of people from Covid-19 and saving thousands of lives. |
"While we continue to build this wall of defence from Covid-19, it's also vital we do everything we can to protect the country for the future too - whether that's from the virus as we know it or new variants," he said. | "While we continue to build this wall of defence from Covid-19, it's also vital we do everything we can to protect the country for the future too - whether that's from the virus as we know it or new variants," he said. |
"I am pleased we've reached this agreement with Pfizer for more doses as part of our robust preparations to future-proof our vaccine programme, ensuring we have plans in place to keep the nation safe for years to come." | "I am pleased we've reached this agreement with Pfizer for more doses as part of our robust preparations to future-proof our vaccine programme, ensuring we have plans in place to keep the nation safe for years to come." |
But some scientists, including Prof Andrew Pollard, who helped develop the Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine, have warned that booster doses should be used to protect unvaccinated people in other countries, where they will have the greatest impact. | |
The UK has announced it will donate 100 million vaccine doses to developing countries, through Covax, within the next year. | |
The first nine million doses were donated last month. | The first nine million doses were donated last month. |
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