South Korea expands booster shots as COVID-19 cases creep up

South Korea expands booster shots as COVID-19 cases creep up

Health officials in South Korea are expanding booster shots to adults 50 and over as COVID-19 cases creep up again across the country. The 40,226 new cases reported Wednesday marked the country’s highest daily jump in more than two months, although hospitalisations and deaths remain stable. Baek Gyeongran, South Korea’s top infectious disease expert, attributed … Read more

COVID-19 vaccine booster drive is faltering in US

COVID-19 vaccine booster drive is faltering in US

Just 40 per cent of fully-vaccinated Americans have received a booster dose, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And the average number of booster shots dispensed per day in the US has plummeted from a peak of one million (10 lakh) in early December to about 4.9 lakh as of last week. … Read more