Italy begins distributing 2nd COVID-19 booster shot to elderly

ROME, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Italy on Tuesday began the process of distributing a second COVID-19 booster shot to the most high-risk members of its population.

Italy's medicines agency, AIFA, gave its approval to the distribution of second booster doses to those over the age of 80 and those over the age of 60 if they are deemed unusually vulnerable. In both cases, the shots will be distributed only if the previous vaccine dose was received at least 120 days earlier.