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Tens of millions of Britons will be offered a Pfizer booster jab this autumn as the vaccine has proved to be the most effective against the Delta variant.
The booster scheme, which was announced earlier this year, is set to start in September and should see 23million over-50s, vulnerable Britons and NHS and care home staff offered a third dose.
Extra vaccines would be rolled out in two stages — prioritising those most at risk of Covid, before the programme is extended.
While patients were initially expected to be offered whichever jab they were originally inoculated with, it is expected all patients will be offered the Pfizer jab.
All over 50s, clinically vulnerable and NHS and care home staff are expected to be offered a Pfizer booster jab in September as analysis shows it is the most effective against Delta variant
The Government said analysis has shown that the Pfizer vaccine is 96 per cent effective against the Delta variant while the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is 92 per cent effective against hospitalisation after 2 doses.
A study published this week also showed that a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine could offer strong protection against the Delta variant.
