Austria's vaccine board recommends fourth COVID jab for some

FILE PHOTO: People walk towards a vaccination centre in Vienna, Austria, November 18, 2021. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

ZURICH (Reuters) - Austria should offer some healthcare staff and other key workers a fourth COVID-19 jab, the National Vaccination Board said in updated guidance published late on Thursday, citing risks from the fast-spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

But it said there was not enough scientific data for it to recommend fourth shots be given more widely.