Thousands of volunteers will get a booster jab as part of the trial. Seven existing vaccines are to be tested in the Cov-Boost trial to see which jabs could be used in any forthcoming autumn vaccination programme. Some 2,886 people aged 30 and older are being recruited at 18 NHS sites from London to Glasgow, with the first booster jabs administered in early June. Scientists want people who received their first dose of either Pfizer/BioNTech or AstraZeneca in December or January to sign up, and hope people aged 75 and over will also come forward. Experts believe that all seven vaccines will boost immunity, and lab studies will check their response to variants circulating in the UK, including those from India, Kent and South Africa.
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Matt Hancock announces vaccine booster trial to stop winter surge
Thousands of people are set to get a third covid shot as the government tries to fight a winter outbreak
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Thousands of people will get a coronavirus booster shot in a new trial announced by Health Secretary Matt Hancock. The Cov-Boost study, led by University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, will trial seven vaccines in the hope that a a third shot will help fight a winter surge of Covid-19. The Health Secretary said initial results of the trial are expected in September - reports Mirror Online.
Thousands of volunteers will get a booster jab as part of the trial. Seven existing vaccines are to be tested in the Cov-Boost trial to see which jabs could be used in any forthcoming autumn vaccination programme. Some 2,886 people aged 30 and older are being recruited at 18 NHS sites from London to Glasgow, with the first booster jabs administered in early June. Scientists want people who received their first dose of either Pfizer/BioNTech or AstraZeneca in December or January to sign up, and hope people aged 75 and over will also come forward. Experts believe that all seven vaccines will boost immunity, and lab studies will check their response to variants circulating in the UK, including those from India, Kent and South Africa.