World first COVID-19 vaccine booster study launches in UK

World first COVID-19 vaccine booster study launches in UK Thousands of volunteers will receive a booster COVID-19 vaccine in a new clinical trial launching today, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced.

The Cov-Boost study, led by University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and backed by £19.3 million of government funding through the Vaccines Taskforce, will trial seven vaccines and will be the first in the world to provide vital data on the impact of a third dose on patients’ immune responses. Department of Health and Social Care

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• 7 in 10 UK adults receive first dose of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine Department of Health and Social Care
• Speech: Health and Social Care Secretary's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 19 May 2021 Department of Health and Social Care