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Booster doses of current vaccines may not be enough to fight emerging COVID-19 variants, says WHO
WHO's Technical Advisory Group on Covid-19 Vaccine Composition (TAG-CO-VAC), a group of 18 exper…
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Israeli vaccine study finds people still catching Omicron after 4 doses
There are "still a lot of infections" among those who got four shots, a lead researcher on an Israe…
Marianne Guenot
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mRNA booster immunisations protect against Covid-19 for 4-5 months: study
"In our new study, we looked at tens of thousands of patients in multiple states, seen over a …
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CDC charts show how much 2 and 3 doses of COVID vaccine protect from hospitalization
Charts for different age groups made it clear that people without vaccines were much more likely to…
Marianne Guenot
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AIIMS Delhi to start booster dose trial of intranasal Covid vaccine from Friday
"We got the ethical approval for initiating the booster dose trial on Wednesday. Registration for …
PTI
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Omicron to dominate Europe soon, booster dose important defence, says WHO
Detected barely a month ago, the fast spreading strain of Covid has so far spread to 106 countri…
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SII seeks permission for phase-3 study of Covid vaccine Covovax as booster dose in adults
Prakash Kumar Singh, Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs at SII had last week submitted an …
PTI
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Booster shots protect against symptomatic Omicron infection for about 10 weeks, study finds — which could mean more doses for some in 2022
Experts said boosters should still provide protection against hospitalization and death from COVID-…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Serum Institute seeks drug regulator's approval to start booster doses of Covishield
"People of our country as well as citizens of other countries who have already been fully va…
PTI
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I just got a Pfizer booster shot. I felt dizzy, but the side effects were way milder than the first 2 doses.
Emyle Watkins recently got a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine. While she was initially nervous, she…
Meira Gebel
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COVID-19 vaccine can slash risk of post-infection heart failure by half, study finds
Research has shown that COVID-19 infections have the capability to cause unusual blood clots in mul…
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Transplant patients 'desperate' for COVID vaccine protection are getting illicit 3rd doses - and it might be working for some
A small study of transplant patients suggests third vaccine doses can be safe and effective, a prom…
Hilary Brueck
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4 people who got COVID-19 booster shots share what it felt like to get an extra vaccine dose
People who've had booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines say it feels "like a hangover," and describe f…
Hilary Brueck,Andrea Michelso…
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Experts believe COVID-19 vaccine doses need a at least a 21-day gap between them
As India gets readied for a massive Covid vaccination programme, heath experts on Sunday said that …
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A San Francisco hospital is offering a dose of Pfizer's or Moderna's vaccine to people who got J&J
J&J's shot may be the least effective against the Delta variant, but US regulators haven't recommen…
Aria Bendix
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Israel's vaccine pass will expire 6 months after the 2nd dose, meaning people will need booster shots to keep going to restaurants and bars
The news comes as Israel extended the eligibility of boosters to all those over the age of 12. Abou…
Marianne Guenot
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J&J wants to give 2nd doses of its COVID-19 vaccine - but the FDA says there isn't enough evidence it works
FDA scientists said a booster of J&J's COVID-19 vaccine could bolster the immune response in theory…
Rebecca Cohen
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Biden is 79, vaccinated, and twice boosted. Here's his risk of severe COVID.
The president is fully vaccinated, twice boosted, and generally in good health, which experts say b…
Madison Hall,Hilary Brueck
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From new variant IHU to utility of booster doses — these are five lessons India can learn from the third wave of COVID-19 in other countries
There are at least 5 learnings emerging from different countries facing the third wave of COVID-19 …
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CDC green-lights 4th dose boosters for most Americans over 50
The CDC gave the final OK for 2nd boosters to be given to adults over 65, and those with underlying…