covid-19 booster shots

The government has approved Merck’s covid-19 pill and two more vaccines for emergency use as the world’s second-most populous country braces for a possible spike in coronavirus cases due to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant.…

<!-- -->Singapore has seen a sharp drop in community COVID-19 cases over the past month.Two Singapore residents may have caught the omicron variant even after receiving Covid-19 booster shots, in cases which may shed light on the…

Coronavirus infections broke records in parts of Europe on Wednesday, with the continent once again the epicentre of a pandemic that has prompted new curbs on movement and made health experts thinkagain about booster vaccination…

India is not considering authorising booster Covid-19 doses yet as many in the country have been naturally infected and the government believes two doses of a vaccine offers sufficient protection for now, three sources with…

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday ordered frontline workers and tourism staff to be given a third booster shot of Covid-19 vaccine next month, part of a bid to reopen the travel industry and revive the economy. More…

Dressed in a fully enclosed pressure suit, like an astronaut in space, a virologist at the Université de Montréal Hospital Research Centre peers into a microscope.Here on the fourth floor of the research centre, he anxiously watches…

Walk inside Moderna and the feeling of urgency is palpable.It makes sense. The world has been struggling under a pandemic for almost two years, and the biotech firm is fighting to stay ahead of COVID-19, which has killed more than 4.5…

The spread of COVID-19 vaccination requirements across the U.S. hasn’t had the desired effect so far, with the number of Americans getting their first shots plunging in recent weeks. And some experts worry that the move to…

Top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday that officials were likely to soon get the regulatory go-ahead to administer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots made by Pfizer, although Moderna booster could take…

<!-- -->A man who had previously been inoculated against Covid, gets a third dose in UruguayGeneva: Current data does not indicate that COVID-19 booster shots are needed, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, adding…