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Home News Clinical areas Respiratory JCVI sets out advice for next rounds of
Covid booster vaccinations

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JCVI SETS OUT ADVICE FOR NEXT ROUNDS OF COVID BOOSTER VACCINATIONS


Emma Wilkinson
25 January 2023


Covid booster vaccinations should be offered in spring and autumn this year for
select groups of patients at high risk, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and
Immunisation (JCVI) has recommended.

Interim advice to the Government has recommended planning begin for a 2023
autumn booster programme for those at higher risk of severe Covid-19 because of
age or clinical risk factors.

And a smaller group of people, including those of older age and those who are
immunosuppressed will also be offered an extra booster dose in the spring, the
JCVI advised, more details on which would be provided shortly, a statement said.



A first vaccination will no longer be available to adults under 50 years not in
an at-risk group with the offer being phased out over the course of 2023, the
JCVI said.

But emergency surge vaccination campaigns may still be needed should a novel
variant of concern emerge with clinically significant biological differences to
Omicron, the committee said.

Publishing its interim advice, the JCVI said the risk of severe Covid-19
continued to be ‘disproportionately greater’ in those from older age groups,
care home residents, and those with certain underlying health conditions.

But the committee added there remains ongoing uncertainty about the evolution of
the virus, durability and breadth of immunity and epidemiology of infection
which ‘limits the development of a routine immunisation programme against
Covid-19’.

Professor Wei Shen Lim, chair of Covid-19 immunisation at the JCVI, said: ‘The
Covid-19 vaccination programme continues to reduce severe disease across the
population, while helping to protect the NHS.

‘That is why we have advised planning for further booster vaccines for persons
at higher risk of serious illness through an autumn booster programme later this
year.



‘We will very shortly also provide final advice on a spring booster programme
for those at greatest risk.’

Latest figures from this autumn/winter booster campaign show uptake of 64.5% in
the over-50s and 82.4% in those 75 and over.

The 2022 autumn booster offer will come to an end on 12 February, the Department
of Health and Social Care said, encouraging anyone who has not yet to come
forward to do so now.





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READERS' COMMENTS [2]

David Church 25 January, 2023 4:39 pm

Why?
If the boosters for 2023 will be no more effective against new variants than the
existing, ineffective, ones, why risk the significant side effects?
If Covid really IS nothing more than a mild cold, what is all the fuss about?
and:
If Covid is REALLY still a significant risk to so many people, and our economy,
as it obviously IS, then why just throw useless vaccinations at it instead of
taking effective measures like improving indoor air quality/ventilation,
compulsory masks, isolation of the sick, and elimination of the cause?

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Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr 25 January, 2023 8:31 pm

Here’s an idea……..
How about we publish the contemporary Infection Fatality Rate by age….
especially since we have stopped “within 28 days”
AND then right, bear with me ……we examine the absolute risk reduction of being
vaccinated, this could also be stratified by age
THEN…..and thanks for staying with me so far …….here is the REVOLUTIONARY
idea…….we inform patients that these medications have been granted emergency
licences, that the emergency has passed, and that there are risks of adverse
events associated with all vaccinations……especially these that are pioneering
new technology in the absence of long term safety data…

Then and only then can people to make an informed choice….you know like the old
fashioned pillars of medical ethics and the oath require us to do.
Just a thought…..

I’ll get my coat

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