Boris Johnson hopes the booster programme will mean that hospitals can bear the burden of all winter infections without the need for another lockdown. Photo: ReutersBritain will begin a Covid-19 vaccine booster programme for older and more vulnerable people soon as Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government relies on vaccines rather than further lockdowns to navigate a "bumpy" winter. Johnson hopes the booster programme, which is being undertaken without firm evidence about its likely impact, will mean that hospitals can bear the burden of all winter infections without the need for another lockdown. Health minister Sajid Javid said the booster programme would start next week and he expected vaccinations for health workers to become compulsory. We know this winter could quite possibly be bumpy at times...

Source: Otago Daily Times September 14, 2021 23:15 UTC