Covid booster

A elderly woman receives a booster shot of her vaccination against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at an assisted living facility, in Netanya, Israel January 19, 2021. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
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Israel to offer fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose in bid to outpace Omicron

Such measures would be "part of the preparation for the fifth wave" of the pandemic, said the panel's statement

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Covid-19: Bangladesh rolls out booster dose in Dhaka

A health worker prepares a booster dose of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine, as vaccinations jump in Italy after the government made inoculation mandatory for all workers, in Rome, Italy. Photo: Reuters
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Bangladesh to begin Covid booster shots Sunday

A health worker prepares a dose of the COVID-19 booster vaccine, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at Midland House in Derby, Britain, September 20, 2021. REUTERS/Carl Recine
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UK study finds mRNA Covid-19 vaccines provide biggest booster impact

A health worker prepares a booster dose of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine, as vaccinations jump in Italy after the government made inoculation mandatory for all workers, in Rome, Italy. Photo: Reuters
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US authorises Covid boosters for all adults, recommends for over-50s

A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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WHO says reserve Covid-19 boosters for immunocompromised

A health worker prepares a booster dose of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine, as vaccinations jump in Italy after the government made inoculation mandatory for all workers, in Rome, Italy. Photo: Reuters
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No plan for booster dose now

US medical experts to vote on Pfizer Covid boosters
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US medical experts to vote on Pfizer Covid boosters

Profit booster. Photographer: Jill Connelly/Bloomberg
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COVID vaccine creator says mass boosters may be unnecessary

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Are Covid boosters needed? FDA vaccine advisers wrestle with a thorny issue