Everyone over 12 will need to get a booster vaccine, says virologist

From this weekend, a booster dose of an mRNA vaccine will be offered to all frontline healthcare workers who have completed their primary course with any Covid-19 vaccine. File Picture: AP/Alvaro Barrientos

The country has been “backed into a corner” and booster Covid-19 vaccines will soon be necessary for everyone over the age of 12, a leading virology professor has said. 

Speaking this morning, Dr Gerald Barry said he didn't see any other way of reducing case numbers. Current public health policies were not able to “keep a lid” on the number of cases, he said.