In the UK, those over 50, as well as home residents and caregivers, can get a booster vaccination against the coronavirus.
As the government announced on Tuesday, the regulation also applies to clinically extremely vulnerable people and high-risk patients between 16 and 65 years of age.
In total, more than 30 million people are eligible for a so-called booster vaccination.
They should be injected with the agent from the Biontech and Pfizer groups at the earliest six months after the first vaccination cycle has been completed, which studies show that it works well as a refresher and is very well tolerated. Alternatively, the vaccine from Moderna is also possible. According to the British newspaper The Guardian, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization, which advises British authorities on vaccines, is to recommend booster vaccinations regardless of the vaccine used for the first vaccination. The syringe should be administered together with the normal flu vaccination. Whether healthy people under 50 should also receive the booster vaccination should be decided when more data are available.
As early as Monday, the top medical government advisors in the four parts of the country spoke out in favor of vaccinating twelve to 15-year-olds against the corona virus.
The teenagers should also receive Biontech / Pfizer.
This means that a total of around three million young people could be vaccinated.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson had made it clear that he would follow the recommendation of the medical professionals.
Presumably, the vaccine doses are administered in the school or through the intermediary of the schools.
Initially, the teenagers are only given one dose each.
Whether they will receive a second dose like adults is still to be investigated.
More international data is needed for this.
A decision is not expected before spring.
Canberra remains in lockdown
Meanwhile, the Australian Capital Territory region with the Australian capital Canberra remains in lockdown for another month.
The regional government made this decision on Tuesday after authorities in the territory reported 22 new corona infections within 24 hours.
Canberra is surrounded by the state of New South Wales, which has been particularly hard hit by the current wave and has been in lockdown for a good month.
In mid-August, a corona case was confirmed in ACT for the first time in a year.
The regional government also announced that so far around 50 percent of the population has been fully vaccinated.
Around 430,000 people live in the Australian Capital Territory.
The restrictions should only be relaxed when at least 70 percent of citizens have received two doses of vaccine, it said.
The states of New South Wales with the metropolis Sydney and Victoria with the megacity Melbourne are still in lockdown.
Australia with its 25 million inhabitants has pursued a zero Covid strategy since the beginning of the Corona crisis and has long been successful in the fight against the pandemic due to extremely strict rules.
Due to the spread of the delta variant, however, the lockdowns are increasing.
General vaccination requirements in Turkmenistan and the Vatican
Meanwhile, numerous countries around the world are discussing the introduction of compulsory vaccinations.
Often - as in Germany, for example - only certain professional groups such as nursing staff or school staff are considered.
Some countries have already introduced the obligation in one form or another.
Compulsory vaccination for the entire adult population of a country is rare.
The largely isolated Turkmenistan is one of the few countries in the world that has not yet officially reported a single corona case.
Nevertheless, in the Central Asian country there is a compulsory corona vaccination for all residents over the age of 18 "without medical contraindications".
In the smallest country in the world, the Vatican, compulsory vaccination was introduced for all residents and employees there on February 8th.
Theoretically, the penalties for a violation can range up to dismissal.