Booster Shots

Like movie remakes have become common in India, many versions of Omicron are circulating in the country, with the latest sub-variant, BA.2.75, behind the spike in Covid-19 cases in Delhi. The Covid positivity rate of Delhi has jumped close…

Easier access to COVID-19 vaccine boosters could be a way of addressing the plateauing rates of Canadians getting the shot, public health and immunology experts say. Matthew Miller, professor at McMaster University’s Department of…

(This story originally appeared in on Apr 01, 2022)NEW DELHI: Nearly 30% of those vaccinated against Covid in India may not be as safe as they think. Multiple studies show protection offered by two doses tends to weaken or wane in six to…

Senior citizens who received a second booster of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination had a 78 per cent lower mortality rate from the disease than those who got one only, a study from Israel showed on Sunday. The country’s largest…

Health experts stressed Wednesday that despite the loosening of vaccine passport restrictions in Quebec, the COVID-19 booster shot is still important. With the proof of vaccination no longer required as of Feb. 16 to enter provincial…

Patricia Flemming says she is feeling more motivated and less fearful of catching COVID-19 after getting her booster shots. The 71-year-old is among the 87 residents at Chester Village to have received a fourth COVID-19 vaccine…

It’s been more than a year since Canada first started rolling out COVID-19 vaccine doses. Now, Canadians are rolling up their sleeves to get booster shots to combat the highly transmissible Omicron variant. But do boosters have…

Beginning this week, more B.C. pharmacies will start offering third doses of COVID-19 vaccine with mass immunization clinics soon to follow as the province kicks its booster program into high gear. As of Friday, everyone aged 60…

The actor, who recently tested positive for Covid-19 and is currently in isolation, hopes for booster shots and vaccines for children below the age of 12 to be launched in India soon Less than a week back, actor Arjun Bijlani took to…

On the eve of the Christmas holiday, COVID-19 booster shots and rapid test kits are topping the wish lists of many Canadians as case numbers rocket to record highs across much of the nation. Fuelled by the explosive growth of…