Rates of infection and of severe illness were substantially lower in people aged over 60 who received a booster (third) dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccine than in those who had only two doses, Israeli
The plan states that the fourth jabs of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines will be administered to the eligible recipients five months after they have received their third shot, the panel said. Those eligible for the extra booster shot will comprise seniors aged 60 years old or over and wi...
In a televised press conference, Bennett said that the fourth dose of the vaccine, developed by Pfizer, was approved by the country's Health Ministry for people over 60 and medical personnel who received the third dose at least four months ago. He said that the additional booster would provid...
China will offer a second COVID-19 booster dose to certain groups who had received their first booster shot more than six months, authorities said Wednesday. The targeted groups are people with a high risk of infection, elderly aged over 60 years old, people with serious underlying health cond...
“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. ...
Around 227.7 million elderly who are 60 years old or older had received at least one jab, around 215.6 million of whom are fully vaccinated. This means that 81.67% of the elderly population have been fully vaccinated in China. About 162.3 million elderly have received a booster shot. ...
As of November 28, 2022, the number of people over the age of 60 who were partially vaccinated or fully vaccinated reached 90.68 percent and 86.42 percent, respectively, according to the National Health Commission (NHC). The number of people over the age of 60 who had received booster ...
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...
In face of the evolving COVID-19 strains, China has also stepped up the nation-wide promotion of booster shots. According to an updated action plan released by the State Council joint COVID-19 prevention and control mechanism, people with high risk of infection, elderly over 60 years old,...
Americans age 50 and older can get a second COVID-19 booster if it’s been at least four months since their last vaccination.