There would be enough vaccines distributed during the two weeks from May 10 to give a first shot to half of Japan's 36 million elderly people, it said. Japan's immunisation campaign began in February, later than most major economies, and the Pfizer vaccine is the only one ...
China's health authorities say 90 percent of the country's senior citizens over 60 years old have had at least one COVID vaccine, and over 180 million senior citizens have got three doses. However, elderly people remain the biggest high-risk group. Wu Zhiwei, director...
An elderly resident receives a shot of COVID-19 vaccine at home during a medical service for senior citizens in Dongcheng District of Beijing, capital of China, May 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao) - Three years on, with medical systems fortified, new variants getting tamer and 90 percent ...
Residents in residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs) are at high risk of severe illnesses and mortality, while staff have high exposure to intimate care activities. Addressing vaccine hesitancy is crucial to safeguard vaccine uptake in this vulnerable setting, especially am...
As a result, it is still valuable to vaccinate seniors during an epidemic, even though they may not finish the full course of inoculation on time, he said. However, Cowling notes that vaccine hesitancy is high among Hong Kong’s elderly, especially those with underlying health conditions. More...
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9 According to the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a VOC is a variant that has increased transmissibility, increased virulence, a resistance to vaccine or acquired immunity from previous infection, and has the ability to elude diagnostic detection.10 Several VOC have emerged ...
Does the vaccine work for elderly people? Even though there were countries earlier that didn’t use the vaccine in people over 65, the evidence accumulated shows there is protection at all ages. Since older people are at increased risk, they should have the jab and that is why the Health ...
Officially, China reported only eight Covid deaths this month – a strikingly low figure given the rapid spread of the virus and the relatively low vaccine booster rates among the vulnerable elderly. The official tally has been met with disbelief and ridicule online, where posts mourning loved on...
BEIJING - On Thursday, 92-year-old Tang Zhaoyou, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering, came to the vaccination site of Zhongshan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University in Shanghai, ready to complete his COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. ...