European health agency says 'no urgent need' for Covid booster shots

The priority now should be to vaccinate the roughly one-third of Europe's adults who aren't fully inoculated, the agency said

European Union health authorities said there’s no urgent need for widespread use of Covid-19 vaccine booster shots, though people with weakened immune systems should be offered a third dose. 
 

The priority now should be to vaccinate the roughly one-third of Europe’s adults who aren’t fully inoculated, the European Medicines Agency said on Thursday, citing a report by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control. Older and frail people, particularly those in care homes, could also be given an extra dose, the agency said.

The EMA’s statement is in line with guidance issued this week in the U.K., which is so