An elderly resident has his blood pressure checked before receiving his shot of COVID-19 vaccine at home in Dongcheng District of Beijing, capital of China, May 10, 2022. Medical workers on Tuesday provided home services to some elderly residents who preferred to receive COVID-19 vaccination at...
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 ...
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 amid a pandemic. In...
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 ...
Federal health officials have been actively looking at whether extra shots for the vaccinated may be needed as early as this fall, reviewing case numbers in the U.S. "almost daily" as well as the situation in other countries such as Israel, where preliminary studies suggest the vaccine's pro...
An elderly resident receives a shot of COVID-19 vaccine at home during a medical service for the elder in Dongcheng District of Beijing, capital of China, May 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao) From newborns to centenarians, people's lives and health have been protected with every possible ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...