BRASILIA, June 2 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian government plans to approve the application of the second booster dose against COVID-19 for people over 50 years old, Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said Thursday. "The second booster dose was authorized for those over 60 years old (in May), and...
“As the fourth year of the pandemic begins, vaccine booster doses have been shown to restore or enhance protection against infection, symptomatic disease and severe disease, beyond that originally afforded by the primary series,” the authors wrote in the report. ...
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BOGOTA, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Colombian President Ivan Duque announced on Friday that the country will begin the application of a second COVID-19 booster dose, or a fourth vaccine dose, for people over 50 years old. "This will be very important to continue protecting ourselves and saving lives...
"We have a lot of disease out there. People should continue to be careful," Dr. Rupp says. "Get the bivalent booster, try to avoid high-risk settings. If you can't, then I think you should wear a mask." Get your COVID vaccine ...
President Joe Biden is pushing for booster shots in the face of surging hospitalizations caused by the Delta variant and J&J, the only drugmaker with a single-shot COVID-19 vaccine approved in the United States, has been under pressure to produce evidence on the effect...
received authorization in Canada. The US is notable for casting a wide net in booster authorizations—the vaccine product can be given to children as young as 12. The US campaign has not focused on those at highest risk—people over the age of 70 or those living in nursing care facilities...
Unfortunately, the questions surrounding the duration of vaccine-elicited protection and the need for booster injections are currently the focus of ongoing investigations and it is unknown whether booster doses will be needed. Currently, 6 months after the authorization of the COVID-19 vaccines, ...
ATHENS, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Greece is offering a second COVID-19 booster shot for people aged 30 and above beginning next week. According to Greek national news agency AMNA, the country's vaccination authorities reiterated a "strong recommendation" that those aged 60 and above get a second...
As of April 1, Peruvians over 18 years of age must show proof of having gotten at least three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to enter restaurants, shops and other establishments. Starting this month, the ministry also began to apply a fourth booster shot to those aged 70 and older, as...