Germany, UK to Offer COVID-19 Booster Shots to Certain Groups From September

A man gets his vaccination with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at the district vaccination center in Ludwigsburg, southern Germany, on Aug. 3, 2021. Thomas Kienzle/AFP via Getty Images

Germany and the UK have both announced plans to offer a COVID-19 booster shot as soon as next month.

The booster shot in Germany will be prioritized for those deemed to be more at risk, such as people who don’t have strong immune systems or the immunocompromised, from next month, while in the UK, some 32 million booster shots are set to be made available tentatively on Sept. 6.