Annual Covid vaccine booster recommended for vulnerable population, healthcare workers

People aged 60 and older, healthcare workers and people with medical risks, including pregnant women, should be offered a repeat vaccination shot against Covid-19 every year, the Dutch Health Council said in advice to the Cabinet. This vaccine round should be organized in the autumn, possibly in combination with the flu jab for which they already qualify, the Council wrote on Wednesday. This will offer optimal protection in the winter, "but it should be possible to get a vaccination all year round.”