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World Heart Day: Are COVID booster shots related to development of cardiac
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): The devastating COVID-19 pandemic has been a nightmare for the whole world. In fact, India ranks third in terms of the number of total cases and death count.
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Why COVID-19 booster shots are essential?
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): A new study explores differences in the duration of immunity to SARS-CoV-2 from vaccines and natural infection based on waning antibody levels and demonstrates the need for booster vaccination in curtailing breakthrough infections and reinfections.
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Nepal: COVID-19 vaccination rate declines as local elections draw closer
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 14 (ANI): As the date for local elections is inching closer, cases of COVID-19 vaccination have declined in Nepal, local media reported.
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Moderna says it has begun trial of Omicron-specific vaccine booster
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 27 (ANI): Moderna, an American pharmaceutical and biotechnology company based in Cambridge on Wednesday (local time) announced that it has begun clinical trials of a booster dose of a vaccine designed specifically to combat the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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Nepal to administer booster shots to frontline workers starting Sunday ami
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 15 (ANI): Amid rising COVID-19 cases, Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population has decided to administer booster shots to all frontline workers starting from Sunday in the Himalayan nation, local media reported.
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Eligible attendees to be offered booster shots at Sundance Film Festival
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 30 (ANI): The Sundance Film Festival has planned to offer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all eligible in-person attendees.
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Japan to consider fast-track COVID-19 booster campaign: PM Kishida
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan will consider accelerating the COVID-19 vaccine booster campaign for all its citizens so that they can feel safe, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday.
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COVID-19: South Africa to launch revaccination campaign from Friday
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Pretoria [South Africa], December 24 (ANI): South Africa has announced it is launching a coronavirus revaccination campaign on Friday with the use of Johnson&Johnson COVID-19 vaccine as booster shots.
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Pakistan allows COVID vaccine's booster jab for people over 30
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 21 (ANI): Amid rising Omicron cases in a number of countries, Pakistan's COVID response body has allowed booster shots for people aged 30 years and above.
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Egypt approves COVID-19 booster shots
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], December 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Egypt has approved on Thursday the administration of a third COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for those who received their second shot at least six months ago, according to a statement by the country's government.
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Currently available boosters enough to fight Omicron variant: Fauci
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 16 (ANI): White House Chief Medical advisor Antony Fauci on Wednesday said that the currently available booster shots work against the Omicron variant of Covid-19 and there is no need for a variant-specific booster.
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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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