Annual COVID-19 Boosters May Not Be Good Use of Resources: AstraZeneca Boss

A health service worker draws up a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-through vaccination centre in Blackburn, England, on Jan. 17, 2022. Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images

Annual booster vaccination against COVID-19 may not be “a good use of resources,” the boss of major vaccine maker AstraZeneca has said.

The UK health authorities are offering a booster jab to everyone over the age of 50 to protect them from COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases this winter.