An additional booster dose will be offered to all adults over-75 and the most vulnerable over-12s in the UK this spring.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation said vaccinating these groups was a "precautionary" move and did not mean there was any current danger to their health.
Ten weeks later, that protection has dropped to about 88% but the JCVI believes that even a small drop-off in protection among vulnerable and older people can have a large impact, including on hospital admissions and the NHS. Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid said he had accepted the JCVI's advice and asked the NHS to prepare to offer a vaccine to those eligible. He added that further details would be sent out in due course.Scotland's Health Secretary Humza Yousaf said a further dose would be offered to high priority groups from next month.
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