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<p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) published interim advice
on a potential Covid-19 booster vaccination programme on 30th June 2021, which can
be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jcvi-interim-advice-on-a-potential-coronavirus-covid-19-booster-vaccine-programme-for-winter-2021-to-2022"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jcvi-interim-advice-on-a-potential-coronavirus-covid-19-booster-vaccine-programme-for-winter-2021-to-2022</a></p><p>The
JCVI’s interim advice is that COVID-19 boosters should first be offered to the most
vulnerable. The JCVI advises a two staged approach, with individuals in Stage 1 offered
a COVID-19 booster vaccine, and flu vaccine, as soon as possible from September, and
individuals in Stage 2 offered a COVID-19 booster vaccine as soon as practicable after
Stage 1, with equal emphasis on deployment of the flu vaccine where eligible.</p><p>Final
decisions on the timing and scope and cohort eligibility, including the groups listed
above, of any COVID-19 vaccine booster programme will be confirmed once the JCVI have
provided their final advice, alongside considerations related to COVID-19 vaccine
supply and approvals by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.</p>
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