Sweden approves fourth vaccine dose for those over 80

By Virginia Aabram

Published February 14, 2022 3:50pm ET

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Sweden approves fourth vaccine dose for those over 80 — A lab technician working a bottle containing for COVID-19 vaccine testing at Chula Vaccine Research Center, run by Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, May 25, 2020. Thai health officials said that scientists in Thailand have had promising results in testing a COVID-19 vaccine candidate on mice, and have begun testing on monkeys. | (Sakchai Lalit/AP)

Swedish health officials have recommended a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine but only for those 80 years of age or older or who live in nursing homes.

The state health agency approved a limited rollout of the second booster shot over the weekend, stipulating it not be administered until at least four months after the previous dose.

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