Laos to start administering 4th dose of Covid-19 vaccine

The Lao Ministry of Health plans to offer the fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccines to healthcare workers and people at risk of serious illness starting in April to shield vulnerable groups from the Omicron variant.

Booster shots will be used to ramp up levels of antibodies to the virus, which will reduce the risk of severe illness, Xinhua quoted the local daily Vientiane Times report on Monday.

The fourth dose will be offered to...