Fifth Covid shot being considered (Update)
A fifth Covid vaccine dose could be available by the end of October, while the cabinet just under two weeks ago approved the new bivalent jabs for fourth shots.
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Greece offers second COVID booster for people over 60
Greece will offer a second COVID-19 booster dose for people aged 60 and above, at least four months after the previous shot, Greek health officials said on Tuesday.
“The relative platform ...
Coronavirus: Third jab coverage falls well short of double vaxxed (updated)
Vaccination coverage with the third booster is low, deputy director of nursing services Evagoras Tambouris said on Monday.
The number of those over 18 who have received the third shot is ...
Coronavirus: Six per cent of hospitalised have received booster
Six per cent of hospitalised coronavirus patients have received the booster shot and contracted the virus two weeks or more after its administration, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
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US FDA backs Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shot for 12- to 15-year-olds (Updated)
The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorised the use of a third dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 15, and narrowed the interval ...
Coronavirus: Reducing time before booster dose being considered
Cyprus is considering reducing the time for booster dose eligibility from six to five months, a government advisor said on Saturday while calling on adults to get their third anti-coronavirus ...
No travel without booster as EU leaders expected to agree on 9-month limit for Covid pass
European Union countries are expected to agree to limit to nine months the duration of COVID-19 certificates for travel around the bloc, three EU sources told Reuters, but some states ...
Coronavirus: Boosters available for all over 18s as of Wednesday
Adults aged 18 and older will be able to receive a coronavirus booster jab as of Wednesday at walk-in centres or after booking an appointment through the vaccination portal, the health ...
Coronavirus: Day off work for people getting booster shot
Cabinet has approved a request by the health ministry to grant people getting their booster shot a day off work, it was announced on Wednesday.
This concerns members of the ...
Coronavirus: Boosters for 60+ and vulnerable groups from tomorrow
People aged 60 and over will be able to get a booster shot against Covid-19 as of Tuesday, the health ministry announced on Monday.
Eligible are people who have completed their ...
Coronavirus: Almost 2,800 have received third shot
Almost 2,800 people have received the third dose of the anti-coronavirus vaccine, including state health professionals, the health ministry announced on Saturday.
According to a written statement, as of Friday, 2,793 people ...
Coronavirus: Booster jabs will be gradual says ministry
There are currently no plans to give a booster jab to people who have received the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, the health ministry said on Monday.
Despite the decision to ...
Coronavirus: More doses of mRNA vaccines ordered ahead of third jab decision (updated)
Cyprus has ordered additional Moderna and Pfizer shots as the booster anti-coronavirus jab will be administered using mRNA vaccines, regardless of which jab people initially received, a health ministry scientific ...