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Corona: Stiko recommends a second corona booster vaccination from the age of 60

2022-08-18T14:29:52.023Z


So far, only people over 70 and some risk groups have been advised to have a second booster vaccination against Covid-19. Now the Standing Vaccination Commission has expanded its recommendation.


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Corona vaccinations: Stiko has updated its vaccination recommendations

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The Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko) has updated its vaccination recommendation and now recommends a fourth corona vaccination for all people over the age of 60.

Stiko announced on Thursday in Berlin that people who are particularly at risk should be better protected against severe Covid 19 diseases and the deaths caused by them.

So far, a second booster vaccination was only recommended for people over 70 years of age.

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Source: spiegel

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