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<p>On 14 September 2021, the Government accepted advice from the independent Joint
Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) that individuals who received vaccination
in phase one of the COVID-19 vaccination programme in priority groups one to nine
should be offered a booster vaccine. The JCVI advise that the booster vaccine dose
is offered no earlier than six months after completion of the primary vaccine course
and as far as possible be deployed in the same order as phase one. The first booster
vaccine was administered on 16 September 2021 and in the week commencing 20 September
2021 over 1.5 million people were invited for their vaccine.</p><p>The National Health
Service will contact those who are eligible, including those with underlying health
conditions that put them at higher risk of severe COVID-19.</p><p>On 1 September 2021,
the Government also accepted the JCVI’s advice to offer a third primary dose to those
with severe immunosuppression at or around the time of their first or second primary
dose of COVID-19 vaccination as a precautionary measure. The JCVI will review at a
later date whether such persons require a further booster dose following completion
of their three-dose primary vaccine course.</p>
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