Daily updates on COVID-19 vaccine - 3 August 2021

The UK will join Israel in offering third 'booster' shots of COVID-19 vaccine from the first week of September. The UK, which has fully vaccinated over 56 per cent of its population, will offer around 32 million seniors and other vulnerable populations access to the boosters through over 2,000 pharmacies. The plan is to complete the booster program by December. …