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(LifeSiteNews) — The man behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 jab has said that proposals to offer booster shots twice a year are “not sustainable” and warned that supplying anything beyond a third dose of the jabs should be halted until evidence of their necessity comes to light.
During an interview with The Telegraph Monday, Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, director of the Oxford Vaccine Group and chair of Britain’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), said that the COVID shot rollout should be reined in to “target the vulnerable” rather than giving endless boosters to the entire population.
In addition, the prominent scientist said that the omicron variant demonstrates that there is no need to implement harsh lockdown measures again, explaining that “at some point, society has to open up.” He added that “[w]hen we do open, there will be a period with a bump in infections, which is why winter is probably not the best time. But that’s a decision for the policy makers, not the scientists.”
With data from the U.K. Health Security Agency showing that immunity from the third doses wanes after around ten weeks, the JCVI is expected to consider the need for a fourth round of the shots.
However, Pollard, who chairs the
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