Reuters reported on Thursday that Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech (BNTX) will offer in Israel the updated COVID-19 booster shots designed to combat the Omicron BA.4/5 variants by the end of this month.
Israel’s head of the coronavirus task force, Salman Zarka urged people falling into risk groups to take the booster shot along with a flu shot, though other people would also be eligible. Specifically, people above the age of 12 and at least three months from a previous shot or COVID-19 illness.