COVID-19 Booster Shots may not be given to all
2022-01-27
WHO experts have already warned that repeating the booster dose is not a better strategy against emerging variants of the corona…Continue Reading
Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies show
2022-01-22
NEW YORK: Three studies released Friday offered more evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who received booster shots. They are the first large U.S. studies to look at vaccine protection against omicron, health officials said. The papers echo previous research — including studies in Germany, South…Continue Reading
Covaxin booster offers long-term protection against severe Covid infection: Bharat Biotech
2022-01-09
Indian biotech firm Bharat Biotech on Saturday claimed that its Covid vaccine, Covaxin, offered long-term protection against severe Covid disease when used as a booster dose during the clinical trial. The Hyderabad-based company said it found encouraging results after a booster dose was given to trial participants six months from the day they received their second…Continue Reading
WHO: Blanket booster use will increase vaccine-inequity
2021-12-24
NEW DELHI: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned countries against blanket use of booster shots of Covid vaccines, saying it will not bring a definite end to the global pandemic, rather prolong it, as persisting vaccine inequity can help the virus with more opportunities to spread and mutate through countries with poorer vaccination coverage.…Continue Reading
Booster Shot of Pfizer Covid Vaccine Can Cut Mortality from Delta Variant by 90%: Study
2021-12-10
A total of 843,208 participants met the eligibility criteria, of whom 758,118 (90 per cent) received the booster during the 54-day study period (File photo: Reuters) The research included data from participants 50 years of age or older who had received two doses of Pfizer vaccine at least five months earlier.PTI JerusalemLast Updated:December 10, 2021,…Continue Reading
Decision on booster dose, jabs for kids to be taken based on expert advice: Mandaviya
2021-12-03
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS | Updated: Friday, December 3, 2021, 18:43 [IST] New Delhi, Dec 3: A decision on booster dose and Covid jabs for children will be taken on the basis of scientific guidance from experts, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday even as India…Continue Reading
Explained: Booster doses in the US, other countries and India’s position
2021-11-20
On Friday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle P. Walensky expanded recommendations for booster shot doses for Covid-19 to all adults who are 18 years and older. This means that all adults who received either a dose of the Pfizer or Moderna anti-COVID vaccines are eligible to get a booster…Continue Reading