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Japan to reduce vaccine gap for booster jabs 'wherever possible'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 6 (ANI): Japan to lessen the present vaccine interval of eight months between the second and third COVID-19 vaccine shots, in the wake of rising Omicron scare.
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Pakistan approves COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for health care workers, i
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 1 (ANI): Pakistan on Wednesday approved a booster shot of COVID-19 vaccines for healthcare workers, immunocompromised people and those aged over 50 years.
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Japan begins administering COVID-19 booster shots amid Omicron concerns
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Japan began on Wednesday to administer COVID-19 booster injections to people who finished the full two shots at least eight months ago amid increasing concerns over the new Omicron variant of the COVID-19, the government said.
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COVID: Amid concerns over Omicron, President Biden reiterates importance o
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 30 (ANI): As the concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19 are rising, US President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) urged Americans to get vaccine jabs.
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Pakistan: Sindh plans Pfizer booster shots amid Omicron threat
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 29 (ANI): Amid the global concern of the new COVID variant omicron, Pakistan's Sindh province has decided to inoculate all people with a booster shot of Pfizer.
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Putin says got booster shot of Sputnik Light vaccine, feels well
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Sunday that he had been revaccinated against COVID-19 with Sputnik Light.
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Brazil to give all adults COVID-19 booster shots
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): All Brazilians aged above 18 will be eligible to get booster shots against COVID-19, Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said Tuesday.
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Philippines approves China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine as booster shots
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of China's Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine and three other brands as booster shots against the COVID-19, FDA Director General Enrique Domingo said Tuesday.
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Japan to start administering COVID-19 booster shots
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 15 (ANI/Xinhua): A panel of the Japanese health ministry on Monday approved administering booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine from December 1 in the country.
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Pfizer CEO predicts COVID-19 vaccine booster to be effective for 1 year
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said on Tuesday that he predicts the COVID-19 vaccine booster shots will be effective for a year, but warned that more research needs to be done to assess their effectiveness.
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Booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine 95.6 pc effective, say Pfizer, BioNTech
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Pfizer and BioNTech said on Thursday that a booster shot of their COVID-19 vaccine has shown 95.6 per cent efficacy when compared to those who did not receive the booster dose.
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US-FDA's approval of mix and match COVID booster shots confirmation of eff
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 21 (ANI): Following the decision by the US Food and Drug Administration allowing individuals to receive booster shots that are different from their first COVID-19 vaccine doses, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia's sovereign wealth fund) reiterated that
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