Booster shot now available to people over 30

As of December 27 people over 30 are eligible to get a booster shot five months after their primary vaccination. Up till now the booster shot was only available to people over the age of 45.

The government is scrambling to open up the system to as many people as possible in connection with the looming threat of a new wave of Omicron infections.

According to epidemiologists Omicron is most likely spreading fast undetected and is expected to be the dominant variant in the Czech Republic by mid-January.