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India has begun giving booster doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to priority groups amid a surge in infections. Health and frontline workers and people above 60 years with comorbidities are currently eligible to take the jab. The drive began as Ind..
The Ministry of Public Health has approved the administration of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster vaccines for children aged 12 to 15 years. The decision is in line with the recent studies that demonstrate the safety and efficacy of booster doses ..
A protein-based COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinopharm, when given as a booster after two doses of an earlier shot from the Chinese firm, elicited a stronger antibody response against the Omicron variant than a third dose of the original, a study showed...
The United Arab Emirates has announced that it will ban citizens who have not had three doses of a vaccine against Covid-19 from travelling abroad. Officials said the exit ban, which comes into force on 10 January, would not apply to those who are..
According to recent statistics from the UK Health Security Agency, a booster vaccine is 88 percent effective in preventing people from being hospitalized with Covid-19. The current research reveals that two doses of the Omicron vaccines from Astra..
An Israeli hospital administered fourth COVID-19 vaccine doses to a test group of health workerson Monday, in what it called the first major study into whether a second round of boosters will help contend with the fast-spreading Omicron variant. R..
As Qatar has completed a year since the launch of its largest vaccination campaign, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) will soon intensify its efforts to administer the COVID-19 booster dose to all fully vaccinated people in the country, ..
A three-dose course of AstraZeneca's (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine is effective against the rapidly-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant, the pharmaceutical company said on Thursday, citing data from an Oxford University lab study. Findings from t..
Kuwait will require travellers arriving to the country to have the COVID-19 vaccine booster shot if more than nine months have passed since their vaccination, the government communication centre tweeted on Monday. Kuwait will also require incoming..
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