All Italians are likely to be offered booster shots for the coronavirus vaccine to help contain the spread of new variants, AFP qouted a government official as saying.

“It is most likely that a third dose will be necessary for everybody,” Deputy Health Minister Pierpaolo Sileri told Radio Capital.

Italy is now limiting booster shots to patients with other serious medical conditions, people over 60 and health workers.

“I imagine the rest of the population [will follow] from January,” Sileri said.