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COVID-19: South Africa to launch revaccination campaign from Friday
Updated : 4 years, 3 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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UK to offer COVID-19 Pfizer shots to at-risk children aged 5-11
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK Health Security Agency allowed on Wednesday the use of smaller doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines in children aged 5 to 11 who are at a higher risk from COVID-19.
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Harish Rawat won't skip polls, that is his priority, but it's time for him
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): While reacting to Congress leader Harish Rawat's tweets taking pot shots at the party leadership and organization, Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat took a dig at him by saying that "that he won't skip
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Pakistan allows COVID vaccine's booster jab for people over 30
Updated : 4 years, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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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Two infants hospitalized in Brazil after getting Pfizer shots by mistake:
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Two newborns in Brazil were given coronavirus vaccine shots by mistake and had to be hospitalized, Brazilian media report.
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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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Biden says US launching hundreds of family vaccination clinics to get shot
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is launching hundreds of family vaccination clinics across the country to provide locations where families can get COVID-19 vaccine and booster doses all in one place, President Joe Biden said on Thursday.
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Angela Merkel announces new curbs for unvaccinated, backs mandatory shots
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The outgoing German chancellor and her successor announced sweeping new restrictions for the unvaccinated and backed mandatory anti-coronavirus shots on Thursday.
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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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