UK says 4th Covid jabs not needed for now as booster effect lasts

Booster jabs are still providing high levels of protection for older people against severe disease from the Omicron coronavirus variant and there is no need for now for people to have a fourth shot, British health officials said on Friday.

Around three months after receiving the third jab, protection against hospitalisation among those aged 65 and over remained at about 90 percent, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said...