People at higher risk of severe COVID should be given a booster in the autumn, officials have said.
A smaller group of people, such as those who are older or are immunosuppressed, should get an extra booster in the spring, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) also advised.
It added that “emergency surge vaccine responses” to target more people could be needed if a new variant emerges that is different enough from Omicron.
The 2022 COVID autumn booster programme launched back in early September, and since then more than 82% of people aged 75 and over have received the jab.
A total of 64.5% of those aged 50 and over have also had a booster vaccination.
However, uptake of an initial third dose has declined, with less than 0.1% of eligible people coming forward each week since April last year.
Similarly, the number of those opting to have their first vaccine dose, which has been widely available since 2021, has plateaued across all age groups in recent months.
