Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Scientists at the University of Nottingham have confirmed that an autumn 'booster' dose of a COVID-19 vaccine will be an effective way to protect people from existing, and potentially future, variants of concern. The team of experts found that neutralizingantib...
They give excellent protection against the originalCOVID-19virus and the Kent variant. They are also likely to prevent many - but probably not all - cases of severe disease caused by the South African and Brazilian variants of the virus, which have mutations that help them to...
The UK will roll out a covid-19 booster vaccine at the beginning of autumn in order to protect the most vulnerable ahead of winter, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced. As part of this, the government's vaccines taskforce has secured an additional 60m doses ...
The UK will roll out a covid-19 booster vaccine at the beginning of autumn in order to protect the most vulnerable ahead of winter, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced. As part of this, the government's vaccines taskforce has secured an additional 60m doses of...
COVID-19 vaccinesSEASONSMEDICAL protocolsSEASONAL influenzaMIDDLE ageOLD ageThe article reports on the announcement by United Kingdom's (UK) Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) that a COVID-19 booster vaccine and flu jabs will be offered to adult people ...
This study aimed to estimate the effects of the booster program and alternative vaccination strategies on morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19 in the UK. Method: A Susceptible-Exposed-Infectious-Recovered (SEIR) model was used to assess the impact of several vaccination strategies on severe ...