Analysis: Increase COVID-19 messaging to encourage boosters, derail misinformation
Malaysia is grappling with an increasing number of cases, a trend that is unlikely to end as it heads into year end festivities.
Thu Dec 21 2023
COVID vaccine makers shift focus to boosters
Second booster shots are currently recommended in some countries for only a subset of the population.
Tue May 10 2022
Australians told to get boosters amid COVID threat from new Omicron strain
More than 3.1 million cases and 5,590 deaths have been recorded since the pandemic began.
Mon Mar 14 2022
China allows COVID boosters of different technologies than primary shots
This is an effort to improve immunisation strategies amid concerns that its most-used jabs appeared to be weaker against variants.
Sat Feb 19 2022
Australians told to get COVID boosters to be considered fully vaccinated
A person's vaccination status will be considered "overdue" if they have not received a booster within six months of their second dose.
Fri Feb 11 2022
Boosters increase protection against death from Omicron in over-50s to 95 pct - UKHSA
UKHSA said that data continued to show high levels of protection against hospitalisation from the booster.
Fri Jan 28 2022
Omicron cannot escape T cells; boosters protect households from Omicron
Booster-vaccinated people were 56% less likely to become infected in the Omicron households than those who had not received a booster jab.
Thu Dec 30 2021
Boosters may prolong COVID WHO warns, France jabs kids as Omicron surges
The WHO warned Wednesday that rich countries cannot use boosters to escape the coronavirus.
Thu Dec 23 2021
Boosters significantly restore protection vs Omicron, UK says
The early findings from a real-world analysis are some of the earliest data on the protection against Omicron outside of lab studies.
Sat Dec 11 2021
WHO's advisory panel outlines recommendations for boosters
People who are immunocompromised or received an inactivated vaccine should receive a booster dose of a COVID-19 shot.
Thu Dec 09 2021
US CDC back Moderna, J&J COVID-19 vaccine boosters, mix-and-match shots
Eligible individuals may choose which vaccine they receive as a booster dose, according to CDC.
Fri Oct 22 2021
Budget 2022 considerations for the National Immunisation Programme
Allocations for potential boosters, post-immunisation surveillance and outsourcing of private medical practitioners to be increased.
Wed Sep 22 2021
The case for, and against, COVID-19 vaccine boosters
THE US government aims to begin offering COVID-19 vaccine booster shots widely next week to Americans age 16 and up.
Sat Sep 18 2021
As Delta spreads, some travellers double up on COVID-19 vaccine in US
WHO has urged countries to hold off on boosters while many people worldwide wait to receive their first doses.
Tue Aug 17 2021
White House says US can provide COVID-19 boosters if needed
This suggests that it would not heed a call by the World Health Organisation to delay providing additional vaccinations.
Thu Aug 05 2021