UPDATED 9.48PM | They qualify if they have been fully vaccinated for three months.
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Don't leave GPs out till last minute again, says committee.
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Frontliners will be the first group to receive the jab.
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Pharmaceutical firm recommends using same vaccine as booster.
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For now, certain Pfizer vaccine recipients will get same brand boosters.
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Possibly because the efficacy of first two doses has remained strong.
0Priority will be given to vulnerable or high-risk groups.
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It will be administered 6 months after second dose.
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Not compulsory for vaccine recipients to take the third dose.
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However, this is not recommended for high-risk workers.
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It will be EMA's first decision on boosters, says source.
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UPDATED 4.40PM | Priority will be given to vulnerable groups first.
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Some experts say boosters for older adults and the immunocompromised.
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But they overwhelmingly reject a call for broader approval of boosters.
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Officials hope booster shots might prevent mild cases as well.
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Approval of boosters is expected in mid-September.
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Protection in older people, healthcare workers could fall below 50pct by winter.
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The rest of the world must be vaccinated to prevent new variants.
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Triple dose is solution to current outbreak, says Dr Anat.
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Some countries including Israel and Germany have administered 3rd shot.
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There are 'no signs of vaccines losing efficacy' against severe illness.
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Deaths are rising again from the Covid-19 pandemic, with the Delta variant becoming dominant, it says.
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This is if the pandemic becomes endemic, says the minister.
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