According to the British Health Security Agency, this third dose reduces the risk of Covid-19 infection by more than 93%.
On Monday, the British Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization urged the government to extend the injection of a third dose of the vaccine to people aged 40 to 49.
This will be the serum from the Pfizer or Moderna laboratory and this new dose must, to be effective, be received six months after the second, reports the Reuters news agency.
A second dose for 16 and 17 year olds
Currently, this third dose is offered to people over 50, as well as to people with health problems eligible for this booster and to caregivers.
This committee also recommended that a second dose could be offered to adolescents between the ages of 16 and 17, who had so far only received one.
"If the recall program is a success and that we have a very high rate of use, we will be able to considerably reduce the concerns about hospitalizations and deaths at Christmas and this winter for millions of people", wanted to reassure this Monday Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, physician and member of the Joint Committee for Vaccinations and Immunization.
