For the first time, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended that older people receive a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. It did so through the Strategic Advisory Group of Immunization Experts (SAGE).
As reproduced by the Europa Press agency , the president of SAGE, Alejandro Cravioto, clarified that this does not mean a recommendation for regular reinforcement every four or six months, reported the Europa Press news agency.
Beyond issuing its endorsement, SAGE leaves the exact age range open in its recommendation, so each country will have to decide at what age it wants to offer the second booster. But the panel points out that the ideal is for them to be applied between four and six months after the first booster dose.
At the same time, the advisory council recommends that health workers, regardless of age, also receive a second booster vaccine, as well as people with weakened immune systems or other pathologies that increase the risk of suffering from severe forms of the disease. disease.
