UK Offers Second Booster Amid Surge In New Cases

The New York Times reports:

The National Health Service in England began offering a second Covid-19 vaccine booster on Monday to around five million people who are considered especially vulnerable to the disease. The British health minister, Sajid Javid [photo], announced the move on Twitter.

Health authorities in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales are also offering additional booster shots. Providers will offer patients either the Pfizer-BioNTech or the Moderna vaccine.

The move coincides with a sharp rise in new coronavirus cases in Britain, connected to the BA. 2 version of the Omicron virus variant. New case reports rose by 79 percent in the two weeks ended March 20.

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