The authority refers to the available data. For some people with a weakened immune system, however, such a third vaccination should be considered now, it said on Wednesday evening.
In Austria, the National Vaccination Committee recommends a Corona booster vaccination for people aged 65 and over and high-risk patients six to nine months after the second partial vaccination, for all other adults after nine to twelve months. Upper Austria starts next week with booster vaccinations in homes.
Vaccinated three times over two million Israelis
Since the end of July, Israel has been the first in the world to administer third vaccinations against the coronavirus, around two million have already been vaccinated three times. Almost 59 percent of citizens have received two doses of vaccine.
The background to the decision to have a third vaccination are figures from the Ministry of Health, according to which the effectiveness of the Biontech / Pfizer vaccination has decreased significantly since the beginning of June. At the same time, the delta variant, which is considered to be particularly contagious, spread.
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