85-year-old Anne Webb believed to be first care home resident in UK to receive Covid booster jab
Recent figures from the Office for National Statistics estimateThe boosters will be offered to several groups, including the over-50s and front-line healthcare workers.
Booster vaccination for other adults will be considered by the UK's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation at a later date.Clare Williams, Cwm Taf Morgannwg's deputy director of strategy, said getting a booster was crucial as the vaccine's protection wanes over time Clare Williams, deputy director of strategy at Cwm Taf Morgannwg, said it was "absolutely crucial" people took up the booster jab when offered.
"Unfortunately in Cwm Taf Morgannwg we have seen a rise in Covid cases, with the number of patients in hospital rising to numbers we haven't seen since February," she said. "Whilst one and two doses give you a really good level of protection against Covid-19, that does actually wane over time, it reduces.In Cwm Taf Morgannwg the number of patients with Covid has risen by 28% in a week and
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