LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Britain's medical regulator on
Thursday gave the go-ahead for Pfizer and AstraZeneca's
COVID-19 vaccine to be used in any future booster
programme, but said any decision on boosters being used was for
vaccine advisers.
"I am pleased to confirm that the COVID-19 vaccines made by
Pfizer and AstraZeneca can be used as safe and effective booster
doses. This is an important regulatory change as it gives
further options for the vaccination programme," said June Raine,
chief executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products
Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
"It will now be for the (JCVI) to advise on whether booster
jabs will be given and if so, which vaccines should be used,"
she added, referring to Britain's Joint Committee for
Vaccination and Immunisation.
(Reporting by Alistair Smout; editing by William James)