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WHO revises Covid-19 vaccine recommendations for Omicron-era

WHO revises Covid-19 vaccine recommendations for Omicron-era

The World Health Organization suggested that healthy children and adolescents may not necessarily need a Covid-19 vaccine shot but older, high-risk groups should get a booster 6 to 12 months after their last vaccine.
Biden to get updated Covid vaccine, urge Americans to follow suit

Biden to get updated Covid vaccine, urge Americans to follow suit

HCMC health department peeved with medical workers refusing Covid shot for their children

HCMC health department peeved with medical workers refusing Covid shot for their children

Moderna refused China request to reveal vaccine technology, Financial Times reports

Moderna refused China request to reveal vaccine technology, Financial Times reports

Moderna Inc has refused to hand over to China the core intellectual property behind the development of its Covid-19 vaccine, leading to a collapse in negotiations on its sale there, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.
October 1, 2022 | 07:57 pm PT
Parent rejects Covid-19 vaccination for U12 child, gets warned

Parent rejects Covid-19 vaccination for U12 child, gets warned

Tran Phu Ward authorities in Quang Ninh province have "reported" a parent for refusing to let a child under 12 get Covid-19 vaccination despite the health ministry not mandating it.
September 5, 2022 | 03:55 am PT
Mekong Delta residents apathetic about Covid booster shots

Mekong Delta residents apathetic about Covid booster shots

Hundreds of thousands of vaccine doses remain unclaimed across Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam as people no longer fear Covid-19.
June 10, 2022 | 01:21 am PT
Vaccine supply outstrips demand, access inequity remains

Vaccine supply outstrips demand, access inequity remains

After two years of racing to vaccinate the world against Covid-19, the number of available doses now surpasses demand in many areas.
April 9, 2022 | 05:34 pm PT
Britain to offer fourth Covid shot to those over 75, immunocompromised

Britain to offer fourth Covid shot to those over 75, immunocompromised

England will begin rolling out its fourth coronavirus vaccine shot this week, the National Health Service (NHS) announced Sunday, with millions of the country's most vulnerable people being offered jabs. The latest booster shot will be made available to care home residents, people aged over 75 and the immunosuppressed.
March 20, 2022 | 06:41 pm PT
Fourth Covid vaccine shot raises resistance to serious illness for over-60s: Israel

Fourth Covid vaccine shot raises resistance to serious illness for over-60s: Israel

A fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine given to people over 60 in Israel made them three times more resistant to serious illness than thrice-vaccinated people in the same age group, Israel's Health Ministry said on Sunday.
January 24, 2022 | 12:14 am PT
Vaccinate whole world to end pandemic, UN chief tells Davos

Vaccinate whole world to end pandemic, UN chief tells Davos

U.N. chief Antonio Guterres told the all-virtual Davos forum on Monday that the world must vaccinate everybody against Covid-19 to ensure a way out of the pandemic.
January 17, 2022 | 06:44 pm PT
Tennis star Djokovic wins court battle to stay in Australia

Tennis star Djokovic wins court battle to stay in Australia

World number one Novak Djokovic was released from Australian immigration detention on Monday after winning a court challenge to revive his bid to win a record 21st Grand Slam title at the upcoming Australian Open.
January 10, 2022 | 01:15 am PT
Woman dies after Covid vaccination

Woman dies after Covid vaccination

A 23-year-old woman in the northern Lao Cai Province died last Thursday after receiving her second Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine shot.
January 2, 2022 | 05:15 pm PT
Vietnam to give all adults third Covid shot by next March

Vietnam to give all adults third Covid shot by next March

Cities and provinces have been ordered to complete vaccinating all people over 18 with the third Covid-19 dose within the next quarter.
December 27, 2021 | 02:15 am PT
Israel urges vaccines for children, looks to ban travel from US as Omicron spreads

Israel urges vaccines for children, looks to ban travel from US as Omicron spreads

Israel’s prime minister on Sunday called on parents to vaccinate their children against the coronavirus as the new omicron variant showed signs of spreading, while authorities prepared to expand a travel ban to include the U.S.
December 20, 2021 | 02:17 am PT
EU set to back Novavax Covid vaccine

EU set to back Novavax Covid vaccine

The E.U.'s drug regulator will decide Monday whether to approve a Covid jab by Novavax, which uses a more conventional technology that the U.S. biotech firm hopes will reduce vaccine hesitancy.
December 19, 2021 | 07:44 pm PT
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