Booster shot

Recently on February 8, state governor Ige announced no COVID-19 booster shots mandatory for travelers as a part of its Safe Travels program in Hawaii. "In making this decision, we considered declining COVID-19 case counts," the official statement stated. In Maui and Honolulu, travelers will have to show a negative RT-PCR COVID-19 test. Meanwhile, Lt. Gov. Josh Green said Hawaii may look to end the program by the spring. 

The Drugs Controller General of India on January 28, approved clinical trials of Intranasal vaccine against COVID-19. Manufactured by Bharat Biotech, the phase III trials will be conducted on 5,000 subjects, who are vaccinated with Covishield or Covaxin, in nine Indian states. If successful after evaluation, the Intranasal vaccine will also be used as booster dose, especially when the nation is fighting COVID-19's new variant Omicron and the… read-more

Amid Global Omicron threat, Germany announced fourth booster shots for its citizens, to prevent COVID-19's new variant. On December 23, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said that a fourth dose will be necessary to tackle the Omicron threat. The State Government also ordered millions of doses from BioNtech, which is expected in April-May 2022. Furthermore, Germany is using Moderna as fourth booster shoot. Recently, Israel also announced… read-more

Coronavirus infections have hit new highs in Europe, making the continent the epicenter of the pandemic. According to reports, Europe, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Netherlands, and Hungary reported new highs in daily infections of Covid-19. Moreover, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has advised vaccination boosters for all adults, with a focus on those above 40 years of age. "The situation is serious," said Slovakian… read-more

Indonesia has planned to give booster shots of COVID-19, once 50 percent of the population are vaccinated. Besides, the government has claimed that 29 percent of its population of 270 million citizens have been vaccinated so far. Reportedly, Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin, said in a statement, that the plan prioritizes the elderly and poor who are insured by the government, while the rest have to pay for the vaccine.