EU regulator recommends adding heavy periods to side effects of mRNA Covid shots
A European Medicines Agency (EMA) committee has recommended adding heavy menstrual bleeding to the list of side effect of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines made by Moderna,...
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Biden to get latest Covid vaccine, urge Americans to do same
U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday will receive an updated COVID-19 vaccine while launching a new push to boost the number of Americans, especially seniors,...
Vaccines most effective weapon against illnesses says health ministry
Vaccines are one of humanity’s most effective weapons against a rising number of illnesses, helping to safeguard public health, director general of the health ministry...
Coronavirus: Cabinet approves use of new bivalent jab
The cabinet on Wednesday approved the health ministry’s recommendation to proceed with the new ‘bivalent’ Covid vaccines as booster doses for those aged 12 and...
Health services preparing to start offering 4th vaccine
The health services are preparing to start offering the fourth coronavirus vaccine dose, deputy director of nursing services Evagoras Tambouris said on Friday as the...
WHO recommends Valneva’s Covid vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday recommended the use of French drugmaker Valneva’s VLS.PA Covid-19 vaccine. The UN agency also recommended the use of a second booster...
Cyprus signs up for new vaccine against Covid-19
Cyprus is one of 14 EU member states to sign up to a joint procurement contract with Spanish pharmaceutical firm Hipra for its protein vaccine...
If you’re high risk, do not wait for updated Covid vaccines, experts say
People at high risk of severe disease who have yet to get a second COVID-19 booster should not wait for next-generation, Omicron-targeted vaccines expected in...
Coronavirus: Fourth doses available for over 60s and eligible groups
The fourth dose of the Covid vaccine is now being administered through walk-in vaccination centres operating in all districts. The booster is optional, The ministry...
Appeals court says minor children’s views should have been heard in parental vax dispute
In a first ruling of its kind for Cyprus, an appeals court has set aside a decision by a family court which earlier had found...
