Ho Chi Minh City committed to providing second COVID-19 booster shots for residents
The municipal administration has directed local agencies and units to promote the COVID-19 booster campaign
The municipal administration has directed local agencies and units to promote the COVID-19 booster campaign
As of Tuesday, health authorities in Ho Chi Minh City had provided nearly 21 million COVID-19 jabs
A fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine boosts antibodies five-fold a week after the shot is administered, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday, citing preliminary findings of an Israeli study
Priorities will be given to frontline forces and immunocompromised people
Japan on Thursday officially approved Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for its booster programme, while Novavax Inc filed for first approval of its shot in the country
The additional doses will be given first to frontline workers and people at higher risk
The health ministry has requested authorities every city and province to prepare plans for offering third and fourth shots next year
The effectiveness of the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE vaccine in preventing infection by the coronavirus dropped to 47% from 88% six months after the second dose, according to data published on Monday that U.S. health agencies considered when deciding on the need for booster shots