Britain’s medicines watchdog today approved the AstraZeneca and Pfizer jabs to be used as third doses, as the country edges closer to a booster programme.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said that the two brands were ‘safe and effective’ when administered months after the two injections.

It now paves the way for the Government’s vaccine advisory panel – which is separate from the MHRA – to decide who should get boosters.

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) are meeting today to determine the scope of the programme and which jab should be used.

But mass booster rollout to 32million over-50s is not expected is not expected.

Professor Adam Finn, an expert in child health and JCVI member, expressed concern that a decision on booster jabs for the coronavirus would be made too quickly.

It’s s ‘not clear’ that the UK is seeing waning protection against severe disease and doses should be prioritised to those in other countries who haven’t had a single jab, he said.

The MHRA said the ‘important regulatory change’ gives the UK more options for the vaccination scheme, which has saved thousands of lives. 

Dr June Raine, MHRA Chief Executive said: ‘We are committed to getting safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines to the UK public. This means ensuring that existing COVID-19 vaccines can continue to be used in the most effective way possible.

‘We know that a person’s immunity may decline over time after their first vaccine course. I am pleased to confirm that the COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and AstraZeneca can be used as safe and effective booster doses. This is an important regulatory change as it gives further options for the vaccination programme, which has saved thousands of lives so far. It will now be for the JVCI to advise on whether booster jabs will be given and if so, which vaccines should be used.

‘We have in place a comprehensive safety surveillance strategy for monitoring the safety of all UK-approved COVID-19 vaccines and this surveillance will include booster jabs.’

Source: Daily Mail

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