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However, Prof Adam Finn, a member of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, said it remained unclear whether booster vaccines should be rolled out more widely.
He told BBC Breakfast that immunocompromised people were likely to need a top-up vaccine.
"We've been asked to advise as to who might receive a booster if it proves necessary to give boosters," he told the programme.
He added: "We need to review evidence as to whether people who receive vaccines early on in the programme are at any serious risk of getting serious disease and whether the protection they've got from those first two doses is still strong. We clearly don't want to be giving vaccines to people that don't need them."
Questions Over Third 'Booster' Jab
A third COVID vaccine would "quite likely" be needed for a small number of people, an expert on vaccination has said.However, Prof Adam Finn, a member of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, said it remained unclear whether booster vaccines should be rolled out more widely.
He told BBC Breakfast that immunocompromised people were likely to need a top-up vaccine.
"We've been asked to advise as to who might receive a booster if it proves necessary to give boosters," he told the programme.
He added: "We need to review evidence as to whether people who receive vaccines early on in the programme are at any serious risk of getting serious disease and whether the protection they've got from those first two doses is still strong. We clearly don't want to be giving vaccines to people that don't need them."
UK COVID-19 Update: Booster Vaccines and Myocarditis Link to Jabs
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