Coronavirus booster shots 'not a luxury', WHO Europe head says

Hans Kluge, World Health Organization regional director for Europe Picture: Alexander Astafyev/Pool via REUTERS

A third-dose booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccination is a way to keep the most vulnerable safe and "not a luxury", the World Health Organization said on Monday.

The WHO said earlier this month data did not indicate a need for booster shots, while topping up already fully vaccinated people would further widen a vaccine-availability gap between rich and lower-income countries.