he National Health Service According to reports, the Covid application can reduce sensitivity, thereby reducing the number of people forced to quarantine.
The app can detect the distance between users and the length of time of close contact-currently 2m or less and more than 15 minutes.
A source close to the Minister of Health Sajid Javid Told the Daily Mail that he is considering making changes in the event of a significant increase in alarms.
It comes as Pfizer It is expected to seek US approval for the booster vaccine. The chief scientist of the drugmaker said on Thursday that the booster will provide protection based on evidence that there is a greater risk of reinfection six months after vaccination and the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant.
Pfizer’s own data from the United States shows that the vaccine’s effectiveness diminished after six months against the variants circulating there in the spring.
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Pfizer’s chief scientist said on Thursday that Pfizer plans to require US regulators to approve a booster dose of its vaccine within the next month.
It is based on evidence that there is a greater risk of reinfection six months after vaccination and the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant.
However, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated in a joint statement that Americans who have been fully vaccinated do not need booster injections at this time.
Some scientists also questioned the need for enhanced injections.
Mikael Dolsten, Pfizer’s chief scientific officer, said that the recently reported reduced effectiveness of vaccines in Israel was mainly due to infections in people who were vaccinated in January or February.
The Ministry of Health said that the effectiveness of the vaccine in preventing infections and symptomatic diseases fell to 64% in June.
NHS Covid application sensitivity will be reviewed
According to BBC News, the NHS Covid app may become “less sensitive” in order to reduce the number of people required to self-isolate.
The app will detect the distance between users and the length of time of close contact, which is currently 2m or less and more than 15 minutes.
A source close to Health Minister Sajid Javid said that he is considering changes in the context of the sharp increase in alarms.
The Ministry of Health stated that the app “is and has been advisory.”
