According to Li, the three different types of COVID-19 vaccines currently on the market, including inactivated vaccine, adenovirus-vectored vaccine and recombinant protein vaccine, are all suitable for senior citizens over 60. Old...
On March 24, Singapore's Health Minister Ong Ye Kung told a press conference that given the emerging international data on the waning of vaccine protection against severe disease over time, it is recommended that these groups of people get a second booster dose. Given the characteristics of the...
A medical worker injects COVID-19 vaccine for a senior citizen in Dongcheng District of Beijing, capital of China, April 18, 2022. Dongcheng District set exclusive venues for senior citizens to get COVID-19 vaccines. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong) A medical worker injects COVID-19 vaccine for a se...
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, directo...
▲An elderly resident receives a shot of COVID-19 vaccine at home during a medical service for senior citizens in Dongcheng District of Beijing, May 10, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua] "We first do a health assessment, asking them about ...
Mexico began vaccinating senior citizens in more than 300 municipalities across the country Monday after receiving some 860,000 doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. Most of the effort was concentrated in remote rural communities, but in a few far-flung corners of the sprawling capital, hu...
Results: 136 senior citizens responded to the survey. The majority of the populations were females (62.5%) within the age group 60-70 years in Chennai. Out of 136, 91.8% were aware of covid pandemic, 81.6% were aware covid vaccine, 74.2% think vaccine is necessary for corona, 69.1% ...
The plan laid out six vaccines and combinations for booster immunization. The approved inactivated vaccines for emergency use, including the inhaled vaccine developed by CanSino Biologics Inc., were also listed in the plan. The decision sent the company’s stock soaring 6.2 percent to 103.5 HKD ...
BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese health experts have reiterated the necessity and urgency for senior citizens to receive the COVID-19 vaccine jabs, as local transmission routes of COVID-19 have yet to be completely blocked in some regions. ...
TOKYO, April 27 (Xinhua) -- A Japanese health ministry panel green-lit a plan Wednesday to allow a fourth COVID-19 vaccine shot to initially be given to senior citizens and those with underlying medical conditions. The plan states that the fourth jabs of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccin...