Australia has been looking to ramp up the rollout of boosters after becoming one of the world's most-vaccinated countries against COVID-19, with more than 90% of people over the age of 16 having received two doses. A growing number of countries are reducing the wait time...
Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine: What to Expect Before, During, and After Your Appointment Possible Side Effects You may have pain, redness, or swelling on your arm near where you received the COVID-19 booster or vaccine.You may mistake other possible side effects for hangover symptoms if you ...
Booster jab against COVID-19 may be needed with weakened immunity, Health Minister says MOSCOW, December 3. /TASS/. People with weakened immunity may need an additional dose of a vaccine against coronavirus, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Friday. "Patients who are now undergoin...
Thinking about getting a spring-time booster shot? A new study coming out of York University's Centre for Disease Modelling in the Faculty of Science shows that immunity after a COVID-19 booster lasts much longer than the primary series alone. These findings are among other—sometimes "unintuit...
ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate factors influencing the uptake of first and second COVID-19 booster vaccines among adults in Belgium, particularly age, sex, region of residence and laboratory confirmed COVID-19 infection history.ResultsA binomial regression model was used with having received...
WHO warns that "diverting supply to countries already having high levels of vaccination coverage" will give the virus "more opportunity to spread and mutate." GENEVA, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Blanket vaccine booster programs are likely to prolong the COVID-19 pandemic rather than ending it, as ...
Denmark has joined other European nations in offering a third COVID-19 vaccination shot to everyone over the age of 18 amid a rise in coronavirus cases.
Schools in areas classified as having medium or high risks of COVID-19 outbreaks should delay the start of the upcoming autumn semester, and students and teachers who have traveled to the regions should delay returning to schools, it said. ...
ISTANBUL, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Turkey imposed a booster vaccine dose requirement for fans to attend football matches in stadiums, amid skyrocketing daily COVID-19 cases in the country. The Turkish Football Federation announced on Wednesday that the audience is required to show proof of a third ...
BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese study has shown that having a different vaccine as the booster shot can increase the protective effect against the COVID-19 virus. In the study, adults who had received two doses of the inactivated vaccine CoronaVac in the past three to six months...