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...
No serious Omicron infections had been recorded among seniors who had received a booster shot, it added. China has so far approved three types of COVID-19 vaccines for public use-the two-dose inactivated vaccines, a one...
A: A booster dose that is developed with the same technology as the initial inoculation or one that is developed with a different technology are both effective in lowering the risk of severe disease and death from COVID-19. Seniors can choose their vaccines based on local vacci...
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization said there was now "real-world evidence" of the vaccine's effectiveness in seniors, reversing its earlier position that not enough people in this age group had been included inclinical trialsto make a determination. The NACI, which had earlier this ...
An elderly man receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot at a vaccination site in Beijing's Haidian district, March 14, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua] Q: Why are seniors recommended to actively get vaccinated against COVID-19? A:Based on the analysis of data on infection, severe illness, and death from ...
López Obrador encouraged seniors to get vaccinated. "There aren't risks," he said, adding that the government's plan would make the vaccine available to everyone. "It's for the rich and the poor, it's for everyone." People over age 60 wait to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine for COVI...
Nationally, close to 12 million Canadians have been given at least their first dose of vaccine, with close to a quarter-million doses now being injected every day. Njoo says the harsher outcomes of COVID-19 for seniors may be driving more of them to get vaccinated against it, but ...
It is no hidden fact, that mobility and transportation, especially among seniors and people with disabilities can play a significant role in social isolation and access to basic healthcare and other needs. The importance of safe and effective transportation options was highlighted during the COVID ...
RELATED:AstraZeneca vaccine safe, being used in B.C. this week Henry said those results were key to her decision to extend the maximum time between shots up to four months. After some initial objections, federal health experts have endorsed the move. ...
30. Still, this was after the CDC had recommended the then-upcoming vaccines for everyone 6 months and older in June. Women were slightly more likely than men to say they were very or somewhat likely to get the new vaccine, but the National Poll on Healthy Aging revealed starker contrasts...