UK to Roll out Moderna’s Omicron COVID-19 Booster Vaccine From September

A vial labelled "Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine" is seen in this illustration taken on Jan. 16, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Reuters/Illustration

UK health authorities have said they will start the rollout of Moderna’s new vaccine against the Omicron COVID-19 variant in the first week of September.

NHS England said care home residents and people who are housebound will be among the first to be vaccinated as the rollout begins from Sept. 5. A wider rollout is due to start on Sept. 12.