EU body calls for booster shots for the over 18s, as Dutch campaign starts up
3 years, 1 month ago

EU body calls for booster shots for the over 18s, as Dutch campaign starts up

Dutch News  

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control is recommending an additional coronavirus vaccine dose for everyone over the age of 18. In the Netherlands, people born in 1939 now eligible to make an appointment for a booster shot and current strategy for additional doses is confined to the over 60s, those in residential care, and people with vulnerable health issues. In the meantime, she said, governments should ban large events, ensure the use of face masks and social distancing and encourage people to avoid busy places. Travel According to Bloomberg, the EU is to recommend later on Thursday that people should have a booster shot within nine months of completing their first vaccination programme in order to qualify for an EU coronavirus travel pass. The move is to ‘smooth out differences in rules to help safeguard the ability to travel after governments have employed contrasting approaches to how long vaccinations should last and how to manage booster shots’, Bloomberg said.

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New coronavirus vaccination round starts in the Netherlands
3 months, 4 weeks ago

New coronavirus vaccination round starts in the Netherlands

Dutch News  

The government has launched a new coronavirus vaccination round for the over-60s and younger people with certain health conditions, and the first invitations for a jab arrived on Tuesday. Everyone over the age of 60 is being invited to have the vaccination by letter, while others considered to be at extra risk will be able to make an appointment via …

New coronavirus vaccination round starts in the Netherlands
3 months, 4 weeks ago

New coronavirus vaccination round starts in the Netherlands

Dutch News  

The government has launched a new coronavirus vaccination round for the over-60s and younger people with certain health conditions, and the first invitations for a jab arrived on Tuesday. Everyone over the age of 60 is being invited to have the vaccination by letter, while others considered to be at extra risk will be able to make an appointment via …

'Defences tend to fade over time': US health agency recommends older to get another COVID shot this spring
9 months, 3 weeks ago

'Defences tend to fade over time': US health agency recommends older to get another COVID shot this spring

India TV News  

Washington: Older US adults should roll up their sleeves for another COVID-19 shot, even if they got a booster in the fall, an influential government advisory panel said on Wednesday. The panel voted 11-1 to say Americans 65 and older should get another dose of the updated vaccine that became available in September — if at least four months have …

Older U.S. adults should get another COVID-19 shot, CDC recommends
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Older U.S. adults should get another COVID-19 shot, CDC recommends

LA Times  

Older U.S. adults should roll up their sleeves for another COVID-19 shot, even if they got a booster in the fall, federal health officials said Wednesday. The advisory panel’s decision came after a lengthy discussion about whether to say older people “may” get the shots or if they “should” do so. “Most people are coming in either wanting the vaccine …

New Covid booster shots to be approved in just TWO DAYS, sources suggest - but only 17% of Americans got the last one
1 year, 3 months ago

New Covid booster shots to be approved in just TWO DAYS, sources suggest - but only 17% of Americans got the last one

Daily Mail  

Updated Covid booster shots designed to target new variants could be approved in just two days time, reports suggest — and be available to Americans from next week. A member of the FDA's vaccine advisory committee, Dr Paul Offit, said last year that healthy young people do not need an updated booster vaccine. The head of Moderna, Stephane Bancel, also …

Australian Technical Advisory Group recommends COVID-19 booster for those over 75
1 year, 3 months ago

Australian Technical Advisory Group recommends COVID-19 booster for those over 75

Daily Mail  

Minister Mark Butler urged Aussies to stay up to date on boosters ATAGI released recommendations for those over 75 to get jabbed The federal government's immunisation advisory body says the most vulnerable Australians should arrange to get yet another Covid-19 vaccination booster. The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation on Friday released fresh recommendations saying all adults over the age …

With coronavirus uptick, should I get a COVID shot? When are new vaccines available?
1 year, 4 months ago

With coronavirus uptick, should I get a COVID shot? When are new vaccines available?

LA Times  

The fall vaccination season is just around the corner, and officials are rolling out a new updated version of the COVID-19 vaccine. The fall vaccination season is just around the corner, and officials are set to roll out another updated version of the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as new tools to protect against RSV. Scientists say the 2023 COVID-19 vaccine …

Health council urges Covid booster for over 60s, care workers
1 year, 5 months ago

Health council urges Covid booster for over 60s, care workers

Dutch News  

The Dutch health council has said that the over 60s, pregnant women, and people with a medical condition should be offered a booster Covid shot each year. Three years after the Covid outbreak almost the entire Dutch population has built up a degree of immunity because of vaccination, infection, or both, the council said, but older people and people with …

World Health Organization says healthy kids and teens don't need Covid vaccinations
1 year, 8 months ago

World Health Organization says healthy kids and teens don't need Covid vaccinations

Daily Mail  

Healthy children and adolescents were deemed 'low priority' in new guidance The World Health Organization has revised its Covid vaccine recommendations and suggested that healthy children and adolescents may not need a shot. Some 79 percent of American children have completed their primary series of Covid vaccinations while 20 percent have been given an updated booster dose The WHO also …

No need for booster vaccine against coronavirus this spring, experts decide
1 year, 9 months ago

No need for booster vaccine against coronavirus this spring, experts decide

Dutch News  

Coronavirus experts have advised against another round of vaccinations this spring because there is enough immunity in the population from previous vaccines or infections. The advisers will decide later in the year whether there should be another booster round in the autumn, when the peak season for coronavirus infections begins. Doctors should still be able to prescribe a vaccine for …

No need for booster vaccine against coronavirus this spring, experts decide
1 year, 9 months ago

No need for booster vaccine against coronavirus this spring, experts decide

Dutch News  

Coronavirus experts have advised against another round of vaccinations this spring because there is enough immunity in the population from previous vaccines or infections. The advisers will decide later in the year whether there should be another booster round in the autumn, when the peak season for coronavirus infections begins. Doctors should still be able to prescribe a vaccine for …

FDA’s advisors back plan to simplify COVID-19 vaccinations
1 year, 10 months ago

FDA’s advisors back plan to simplify COVID-19 vaccinations

LA Times  

Syringes with COVDI-19 vaccines are prepared at a free public clinic in Lynwood last year. “We’re still protected against severe disease, thank goodness,” even after the latest Omicron strains cropped up, said FDA advisor Dr. Paul Offit, a vaccine expert at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The first step: The FDA advisory panel voted unanimously that people should get the same …

Warning of big change to Covid vaccines in UK
1 year, 10 months ago

Warning of big change to Covid vaccines in UK

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The NHS in England said that until the universal programme ends, it will continue to …

FDA proposes once-a-year COVID-19 shots for most Americans
1 year, 11 months ago

FDA proposes once-a-year COVID-19 shots for most Americans

LA Times  

U.S. health officials are proposing a simplified approach to COVID-19 vaccinations for most adults and children. That baseline of protection should be enough to move to an annual booster against the latest strains in circulation and make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the yearly flu shot, according to the agency. FDA scientists and vaccine companies would study vaccination, infection rates and …

As COVID-19 spikes in California, booster shots could make all the difference
2 years ago

As COVID-19 spikes in California, booster shots could make all the difference

LA Times  

With coronavirus cases and hospitalizations rising in Los Angeles County, officials are voicing new confidence in the effectiveness of the updated COVID-19 booster shot. New data has found that the updated COVID-19 vaccines offer “significant additional protection” against symptomatic infection in people who were previously vaccinated or boosted with the older formula. “We have seen very low uptake of the …

Vaccinate young children with serious medical conditions, health council says
2 years, 1 month ago

Vaccinate young children with serious medical conditions, health council says

Dutch News  

The Dutch health council is recommending that children between the ages of six months and six years be vaccinated against coronavirus if they have serious medical conditions. The European Medicines Agency has recently approved the use of the Moderna and Biontech/Pfizer vaccines for children up to the age of six and the Dutch health council said on Tuesday that these …

Vaccinate young children with serious medical conditions, health council says
2 years, 1 month ago

Vaccinate young children with serious medical conditions, health council says

Dutch News  

The Dutch health council is recommending that children between the ages of six months and six years be vaccinated against coronavirus if they have serious medical conditions. The European Medicines Agency has recently approved the use of the Moderna and Biontech/Pfizer vaccines for children up to the age of six and the Dutch health council said on Tuesday that these …

Covid booster shot campaign opens to everyone 12 and up
2 years, 1 month ago

Covid booster shot campaign opens to everyone 12 and up

NL Times  

Everyone aged 12 and older can now make an appointment for a repeat vaccination against the coronavirus, the RIVM and GGD reported. That means that everyone who qualifies for the booster shot can get one at a vaccination location. People aged 12 and older can get the repeat vaccination if it has been at least three months since their previous …

Covid boosters available to everyone in their thirties and older
2 years, 2 months ago

Covid boosters available to everyone in their thirties and older

NL Times  

People who were born in 1992 or earlier can now make an appointment for another Covid-19 booster shot, the RIVM said. It also includes those people who were born in the last week of October, as well as November and December of 1992, and are thus still 29 years of age. Last week the vaccine appointments began to open up …

Last round of people in their 40s summoned for booster jab
2 years, 2 months ago

Last round of people in their 40s summoned for booster jab

NL Times  

All people in their 40s are now allowed to make an appointment for a booster shot against coronavirus, according to the RIVM. People who are younger than 40 can already make an appointment online, because the age limit has been disabled on the appointment site. Umbrella organization GGD GHOR Nederland has called on people to adhere to the vaccination sequence …

Some people manage to get Covid-19 booster shots without meeting qualifications
2 years, 2 months ago

Some people manage to get Covid-19 booster shots without meeting qualifications

NL Times  

People born in 1953 or before are currently eligible to receive another Covid-19 booster shot. But some younger people have found a loophole to jump the line and receive their booster jab as well, according to the NOS. The spokesperson told the NOS that people who do manage to get ahead in line are doing so at the expense of …

Coronavirus will be with us this winter, experts tell Nu.nl
2 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus will be with us this winter, experts tell Nu.nl

Dutch News  

The Netherlands should be prepared to deal with a flare up in coronavirus in the coming months, even though the World Health Organisation has said the end of the pandemic is in sight, according to virologist Marion Koopmans. ‘And in the winter, in particular, hospitals cannot deal with much more.’ Koopmans, a professor at the Erasmus teaching hospital in Rotterdam, …

Coronavirus will be with us this winter, experts tell Nu.nl
2 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus will be with us this winter, experts tell Nu.nl

Dutch News  

The Netherlands should be prepared to deal with a flare up in coronavirus in the coming months, even though the World Health Organisation has said the end of the pandemic is in sight, according to virologist Marion Koopmans. ‘And in the winter, in particular, hospitals cannot deal with much more.’ Koopmans, a professor at the Erasmus teaching hospital in Rotterdam, …

Half of Netherlands won't get repeat Covid vaccination
2 years, 3 months ago

Half of Netherlands won't get repeat Covid vaccination

NL Times  

About half of adult Netherlands residents see no need to get another jab against the coronavirus, NOS reports based on a survey by I&O Research. The researchers expect that the adults who didn’t get the booster shot will also not get the repeat shot. Of those who did get the booster, 17 percent said they wouldn’t or probably wouldn’t get …

Five reasons why young people should get a COVID booster vaccine
2 years, 3 months ago

Five reasons why young people should get a COVID booster vaccine

The Hindu  

Vaccination has played a substantial role in reducing the impact of COVID across the globe, and allowed life in most countries to gradually return to something like how we remember it before the pandemic. It’s been clear since early in the pandemic that older age and a variety of underlying medical conditions put people at much higher risk of getting …

Next round of Covid vaccinations in the Netherlands starts on Monday
2 years, 3 months ago

Next round of Covid vaccinations in the Netherlands starts on Monday

NL Times  

The Netherlands’ next round of coronavirus vaccinations will start on Monday. As with previous rounds of coronavirus vaccinations, healthcare workers with patient contact and people vulnerable to the coronavirus will be first in line to get their shot. “The repeat jab is extra important for you because you have a higher risk of becoming seriously ill from corona,” the government …

New vaccines approved, booster campaign to start in September
2 years, 3 months ago

New vaccines approved, booster campaign to start in September

Dutch News  

The new Pfizer and Moderna booster vaccines have been given approval by the European Medicines Agency for over-12s, and another booster campaign is planned for the second half of September. Although the current vaccines protect against serious sickness, they have become less good at protecting against a coronavirus infection due to mutations in the virus, reports NOS. The EMA expects …

New vaccines approved, booster campaign to start in September
2 years, 3 months ago

New vaccines approved, booster campaign to start in September

Dutch News  

The new Pfizer and Moderna booster vaccines have been given approval by the European Medicines Agency for over-12s, and another booster campaign is planned for the second half of September. Although the current vaccines protect against serious sickness, they have become less good at protecting against a coronavirus infection due to mutations in the virus, reports NOS. The EMA expects …

New Covid vaccination round with improved vaccines set for the autumn
2 years, 4 months ago

New Covid vaccination round with improved vaccines set for the autumn

Dutch News  

Everyone over the age of 12 will soon be invited to make an appointment for another booster coronavirus vaccination, health minister Ernst Kuipers announced on Friday. The first invitations, focusing on people who would be more at risk if they caught coronavirus and medical staff who have direct contact with patients, will be sent out in mid September, Kuipers said. …

New Covid vaccination round with improved vaccines set for the autumn
2 years, 4 months ago

New Covid vaccination round with improved vaccines set for the autumn

Dutch News  

Everyone over the age of 12 will soon be invited to make an appointment for another booster coronavirus vaccination, health minister Ernst Kuipers announced on Friday. The first invitations, focusing on people who would be more at risk if they caught coronavirus and medical staff who have direct contact with patients, will be sent out in mid September, Kuipers said. …

U.S. rules out summer COVID boosters to focus on fall campaign
2 years, 4 months ago

U.S. rules out summer COVID boosters to focus on fall campaign

LA Times  

U.S. regulators say they are no longer considering authorizing second COVID-19 booster shots for all adults under 50 this summer. U.S. regulators said Friday they are no longer considering authorizing a second COVID-19 booster shot for all adults under 50 this summer, focusing instead on revamped vaccines for the fall that will target the newest coronavirus subvariants. The announcement means …

After Biden’s recovery from COVID-19, his administration launches a new booster push
2 years, 4 months ago

After Biden’s recovery from COVID-19, his administration launches a new booster push

LA Times  

President Biden removes his mask as he arrives to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House on July 27, 2022. President Biden’s administration is launching a renewed push for COVID-19 booster shots for those eligible, pointing to the enhanced protections they offer against severe illness as the highly transmissible BA.5 variant spreads across the country. The initiatives include …

All adults to get free Covid precaution dose from today for next 75 days
2 years, 5 months ago

All adults to get free Covid precaution dose from today for next 75 days

India Today  

All adults will be administered free booster shots of coronavirus at all government centres for 75 days starting from today, July 15. Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Mansukh Mandaviya urged every eligible adult to get their booster dose. He wrote, “As part of #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav celebrations, free #COVID19 Precaution Dose drive for all adults for the next 75 days …

COVID-19: US FDA authorises Novavax vaccine for emergency use in adults
2 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19: US FDA authorises Novavax vaccine for emergency use in adults

India TV News  

Highlights US regulators OK new COVID-19 shot option from Novavax vaccine Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday cleared Novavax shots for adults in US Novavax makes more traditional type of shot than three other COVID vaccines available for use in US COVID-19 news : The US is getting another COVID-19 vaccine choice as the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday …

US health officials urge booster shots as COVID variants spread
2 years, 5 months ago

US health officials urge booster shots as COVID variants spread

Al Jazeera  

The administration of US President Joe Biden pushes vaccines as the best way to avoid potential disruptions from new BA.4 and BA.5 variants. “Staying up to date on your COVID-19 vaccines provides the best protection against severe outcomes.” Walensky said the US has seen a doubling in the number of hospitalisations due to COVID-19 since April, reflecting the spread of …

Thinking of mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccine booster shots? There doesn't seem to be much point
2 years, 5 months ago

Thinking of mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccine booster shots? There doesn't seem to be much point

ABC  

As of Monday, an extra 7.4 million Australians will be eligible for a fourth COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. AstraZeneca makes a viral vector vaccine makes a viral vector vaccine Novavax makes a protein-based vaccine makes a protein-based vaccine Pfizer and Moderna make mRNA vaccines Should I mix and match my boosters? Senior lecturer of public health at University of Technology …

Focus on boosters, inoculating 12-18 yr olds before vaccines for below 12: Advisory panel to govt | Exclusive
2 years, 5 months ago

Focus on boosters, inoculating 12-18 yr olds before vaccines for below 12: Advisory panel to govt | Exclusive

India Today  

Consider this: the Lancet Infectious Disease has said that Covid vaccines saved an estimated 20 million lives a year. Speaking to India Today, the developers of Corbevax, said that the vaccine was extremely safe and generated significant immune response also making a pitch for a quicker roll out amongst younger kids. Corbevax vaccination provides significant protection against symptomatic infection and …

Covid vaccine effectiveness falls to 0% a year after first series
2 years, 5 months ago

Covid vaccine effectiveness falls to 0% a year after first series

NL Times  

People who have only received the first and second vaccine shots against Covid-19 are barely protected against a coronavirus infection one year after the injections. By that time, vaccine effectiveness falls to 0 percent, according to the RIVM, the Dutch public health institute. Those who received a booster shot in the interim still receive protection against serious symptoms of the …

CDC recommends Covid-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months, clearing the way for vaccinations to begin soon
2 years, 6 months ago

CDC recommends Covid-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months, clearing the way for vaccinations to begin soon

CNN  

CNN — US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed off on Covid-19 vaccinations for children under 5 on Saturday, clearing the way for vaccinations to be administered soon. “Today is a monumental step forward in our nation’s fight against the virus, with virtually every American now eligible for the protections that COVID-19 vaccines provide,” Biden …

CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months
2 years, 6 months ago

CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months

LA Times  

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cleared the way Saturday for the nation’s youngest children to gain protection against COVID-19 with two vaccines specially formulated for recipients as young as 6 months. “We know millions of parents and caregivers are eager to get their young children vaccinated, and with today’s decision, they can,” said CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky. …

FDA approves covid vaccines in children aged six months to five years
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA approves covid vaccines in children aged six months to five years

Daily Mail  

Covid vaccines for the youngest Americans could be rolled out in a matter of days after the Food and Drug Administration recommended approving both the Moderna and Pfizer shots, despite some experts warning that they are not needed for children under the age of five. The vote on Wednesday is the first stage of the four-part process that will Some …

FDA advisers vote in favor of authorizing Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for ages 6-17
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA advisers vote in favor of authorizing Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for ages 6-17

CNN  

CNN — Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration decided unanimously Tuesday in favor of expanding the emergency use authorization of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine to include older children and teens, ages 6 to 17, saying it would offer more benefits than risks. All 22 members of the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted “yes” in …

Marathon US hearings to decide fate of COVID shots for tots
2 years, 6 months ago

Marathon US hearings to decide fate of COVID shots for tots

Associated Press  

Parents anxious to finally vaccinate their youngest children against COVID-19, strap in: A lot is set to happen over the next week. The FDA weighed in late Friday with its own analysis of Moderna’s vaccine, finding the shots appear safe and effective for children as young as 6 months old. MODERNA’S PLAN FOR THE LITTLEST Moderna is seeking FDA clearance …

White House: 1st COVID-19 shots for kids under 5 possible as soon as June 21
2 years, 6 months ago

White House: 1st COVID-19 shots for kids under 5 possible as soon as June 21

LA Times  

The Biden administration says children under 5 may be able to get their first COVID-19 vaccination dose as soon as June 21, if the Food and Drug Administration approves the shots as expected. The Biden administration said Thursday that children under 5 may be able to get their first COVID-19 vaccination dose as soon as June 21, if federal regulators …

Pfizer completes EUA submission for Covid-19 vaccine for youngest kids
2 years, 6 months ago

Pfizer completes EUA submission for Covid-19 vaccine for youngest kids

CNN  

CNN — Pfizer and BioNTech announced Wednesday that they have completed their submission requesting emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration for their Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 6 months to5 years. Antibody levels tested one month after the third dose showed that the vaccine produced a similar immune response as two doses in 16- to 25-year-olds, …

CDC urges Pfizer booster for children ages 5 to 11
2 years, 7 months ago

CDC urges Pfizer booster for children ages 5 to 11

Associated Press  

Kids ages 5 to 11 should get a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, advisers to the U.S. government said Thursday. And ultimately, the CDC’s advisers pointed to growing evidence from older kids and adults that two primary vaccinations plus a booster are providing the best protection against the newest coronavirus variants. The booster question isn’t the hottest vaccine topic: …

US panel recommends COVID booster jab for children aged 5 to 11
2 years, 7 months ago

US panel recommends COVID booster jab for children aged 5 to 11

Al Jazeera  

Just more than 29 percent of US children in the age group have received two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine to date. An advisory panel to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has voted to recommend COVID-19 vaccine booster jabs for children aged five to 11, at least five months after completing their primary vaccination course. According to CDC …

WHO Says Second Booster Jab Beneficial For Vulnerable Population
2 years, 7 months ago

WHO Says Second Booster Jab Beneficial For Vulnerable Population

News 18  

An expert group convened by the World Health Organization says there may be some benefit in giving a second booster dose of coronavirus vaccine to the most vulnerable people amid the continuing global spread of omicron and its subvariants. The WHO said its expert group had assessed the limited data from seven studies for second booster doses of messenger RNA …

FDA clears COVID booster shot for healthy kids ages 5 to 11
2 years, 7 months ago

FDA clears COVID booster shot for healthy kids ages 5 to 11

Associated Press  

U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized a COVID-19 booster shot for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds, hoping an extra vaccine dose will enhance their protection as infections once again creep upward. Everyone 12 and older already was supposed to get one booster dose for the best protection against the newest coronavirus variants -- and some people, including those 50 and older, can …

US drug regulator clears COVID booster shot for healthy kids aged 5-11
2 years, 7 months ago

US drug regulator clears COVID booster shot for healthy kids aged 5-11

Firstpost  

Pfizer’s shot is the only COVID-19 vaccine available for children of any age in the US. Those ages 5 to 11 receive one-third of the dose given to everyone 12 and older U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized a COVID-19 booster shot for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds, hoping an extra vaccine dose will enhance their protection as infections once again creep …

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