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Finland recommends a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to elderly people aged 80 and over and those in nursing homes

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Finland National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) recommends that municipalities provide a fourth dose of coronavirus vaccine to those over 80 years of age and to all seniors...

Washington reports recent 43% increase in the number of COVID-19 breakthrough cases

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is seeing an increase in the number of “vaccine breakthrough” cases related to the recent increase in overall cases...

Philippines reports 3rd Omicron case, 100 millionth dose of COVID-19 vaccine administered

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Philippines Department of Health reported today a third case of the Omicron (B.1.1.529) coronavirus variant. According to Health Undersecretary Maria...

Omicron: Previous infection and vaccination will have some ‘stronger than basic’ defense against variant

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Tube samples of Omicron, however, do further propose its “significant” capability to evade protection from previous infection and, potentially, even third vaccine...

Chile begins vaccinating children ages 3 to 5 years against COVID-19

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In total, about 700,000 girls and boys may be inoculated from Monday, December 6 with the authorization of their parents. The vaccination process will be carried out...

Germany COVID-19: ‘The current case numbers are far too high’, RKI President says

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Robert Koch Institute reported Friday 74,352 new laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases as well as 390 new deaths associated with COVID-19 in Germany. The national...

Chinese official: ‘Our initial finding is that they [vaccines] still have marked effects on preventing severe diseases and deaths’

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews China health officials report rapidly advancing development of COVID-19 vaccines targeting the Omicron variant. The official, Zheng Zhongwei, with the National Health...

CDC Expands Eligibility for COVID-19 Booster Shots to All Adults

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews On Friday morning, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorizations (EUA) for both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines...

Philippines DOH clarifies that booster shots are ‘interim recommendations’, plans underway

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By Teddy Cambosa Following the Secretary of Health’s signing on approving booster doses, the Department of Health in the Philippines has said that these approvals are only interim recommendations to...

FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use in Children 5 through 11 Years of Age

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 to include children 5 through...