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UK Labour Party calls for quicker COVID booster jabs amid new variant

Published 27/11/2021, 09:09
Updated 27/11/2021, 09:10
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A pharmacist prepares a COVID-19 vaccine in Northampton, Britain, October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain should cut the gap between the second dose of a COVID-19 vaccination and the booster jab from six to five months, Britain's main opposition Labour Party said on Saturday as the new Omicron variant sparked concern around the world.

"This new variant is a wake-up call," said Labour's junior health spokesman Alex Norris. "The pandemic is not over. We need to urgently bolster our defences to keep the virus at bay."

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my sister tried to book her so called booster.It would have involved a 15 mile trip by public transport to get to the centre dealing with boosters ! These should be available in high st pharmacy or doctors surgery if they are so keen for people to be boostered
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