EDITORIAL: Booster shots should be boostedThe Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Friday announced that people aged 18 or older who received their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine 12 weeks or more before are eligible for a booster dose to improve immune protection against the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. The announcement came after many public health and healthcare specialists suggested that the government consider shortening the booster interval for high-risk groups. Calls for earlier booster shots grew as four confirmed cluster infections within quarantine hotels were reported in Taoyuan and Taipei, and the daily imported case numbers continued to rise. Several local government heads also urged the CECC to provide earlier booster doses to front-line workers with higher infection risks. An Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meeting was held on Thursday, and it recommended shortening the booster dose interval to 12 weeks.

Source: Taipei Times January 09, 2022 04:11 UTC