Booster vaccine to be rolled out in phases

Thu, 16 Sep 2021

Preparations are well underway for rollout of the Isle of Man’s COVID-19 booster vaccination programme for older adults.

The UK Government this week accepted final advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) that booster jabs should be offered to all adults aged 50 and over to prevent severe illness caused by COVID-19, hospitalisation and deaths, and to protect the NHS.

The Isle of Man is to follow suit and the rollout to around 40,000 local residents who had their second dose of vaccine at least six months ago, will begin in the next few weeks, once essential documentation has been received from the UK.

The Island’s booster programme will be rolled out to eligible groups in largely the same order as in Phase 1 of the primary vaccination programme.