WHO experts recommend booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine for immunocompromised group
Geneva, Oct 12 -Vaccine advisers of the World Health Organization (WHO) have discussed and evaluated several vaccine issues, including a recommendation that people who are moderately or severely immunocompromised receive a third COVID-19 vaccine dose.
The WHO had earlier called for a global moratorium on Covid-19 booster doses, aiming for a more equitable distribution of vaccines globally to enable every country to vaccinate at least 40 percent of its population.
The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) have advised that an additional dose in the vaccine series should be offered to people in the immunocompromised groups as they are at high risk for severe disease. The expert group said that the third-dose recommendation applies to all vaccines that have been approved by WHO for emergency use including Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca-Oxford, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, Sinopharm, and Sinovac.
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