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US Approves COVID-19 Boosters For 16 & 17 year olds
Amid COVID-19's new variant, Omicron concern, the US Food and Drug Administration approved booster doses against Covid-19, to 16 &17 year olds. Approved on December 9, Pfizer/BioNTech are to be taken after six months of their second dose. ''Initial data suggests that COVID-19 boosters help strengthen the protection against Omicron,'' said Rochelle Walenskyy, Director of Central Disease Control (CDC). In the US, 2.5 million people are… read-more
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U.S Authorizes Covid Boosters For All Adults: FDA
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on November 19, that Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccination boosters are now available to all adults aged 18 and up. Boosters were previously available only to the immune-compromised elderly, and those at high risk of serious diseases. The decision "helps to provide continued protection against Covid-19, including the serious consequences that can occur, such as hospitalization and death," said acting… read-more
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Brazil To Give Booster Shots Of COVID-19 Vaccine To All Adults
Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga on November 16 said that they've decided to give a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine to everyone who is aged above 18 years. The booster dose will be given only after five months of the second dose of the vaccine. Earlier, only people above 60 years or having a weak immunity system were receiving the booster shot. Notably, Brazil already administered 12.4 million booster shots.
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Booster Dose Not Required For Fully Vaccinated People: Dame Sarah Gilbert
Amid the UK government is planning to inoculate booster shots to citizens, professor Dame Sarah Gilbert, one of the creators of AstraZeneca or Covishied vaccine, has said the shots aren't required for all the fully vaccinated people. The booster dose should be given to those who've weak immunity systems and senior citizens, Gilbert advised. The government should supply vaccines to poor countries to increase vaccination rates, she added.
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