England Waives 15-Minute Observation Period After Vaccination to Accelerate Booster Rollout

England Waives 15-Minute Observation Period After Vaccination to Accelerate Booster Rollout
A queue of people waiting to receive their COVID-19 booster jab at an NHS vaccination centre in London on Dec. 14, 2021.Leon Neal/Getty Images
Lily Zhou
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England has temporarily suspended the 15-minute observation period after administering Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, the UK government said on Tuesday.

The move to accelerate the rolling out of booster doses was announced after the UK’s medicines regulator and chief medical officers gave the green light to do so.