STA, 2 November 2021 - The national advisory committee on immunisation has proposed that, given the current epidemiological situation, those who have been vaccinated with viral vector vaccines [such as Janssen / Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, Sputnik V or Convidecia] receive a booster shot after at least two months since being fully immunised. The list of other groups for whom a booster shot is recommended has been extended.
The committee at the National Institute of Public Health led by Bojana Beović decided at a meeting last Wednesday to recommend a booster shot for family members of persons with a weak immune system and patients with chronic diseases who are particularly vulnerable, persons who are particularly exposed to the virus at work and those who have been vaccinated with viral vector vaccines.
A booster shot for the latter is recommended at least two months after full vaccination, and it is still recommended for residents of care homes and other social care institutions, and patients with chronic disease of all ages.
Initially it was also recommended for all those older than 65, but now this was lowered to 50.
The group recommends the use of viral vector vaccines for people with a contraindication to mRNA Covid-19 vaccines.
