Honduras begins giving Covid-19 booster shots to all adults

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Honduras began offering booster doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to all adults as it seeks to counter the threat posed by the Omicron variant of the virus, Health Minister Alba Flores said.

The Central American country had previously only given the third vaccine doses to health workers, people aged over 60 and those with medical conditions that put them at high risk, Reuters reports.

“Today we're giving the Pfizer vaccine to the population aged 18 and above who have already had a second dose three months ago. We have not confirmed the presence of the Omicron variant, but we must prevent it,” Flores told reporters.

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