Around 64% of all adults in the UK have now received a booster or third dose.
Downing Street said independent advisers were considering “early evidence” about the “waning” effectiveness of the booster vaccination when asked whether a fourth jab was being considered, following Israel’s decision to roll out more jabs.
Asked what the UK Government’s thinking was on administering a fourth jab, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “That is clinical advice and the JCVI (Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation) meet regularly to look at things and, in this instance, on waning of the booster dose.
“There is some early evidence of that and they’ll be considering it, and we’ll await their advice before making a decision.”
Former UK Vaccine Taskforce chair Dr Clive Dix:
"Should we give a fourth jab? My answer is no. The likelihood is we should vaccinate the vulnerable and only the vulnerable."
He wants to see the UK stop Covid testing within a month:
"We don't test for flu. We should move to working out how we deal with an endemic virus next year and make sure we have the best vaccines available."
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