Jameel, the former head of the advisory group to the Indian SARS-COV-2 Genomics Consortia, said there is no data for the other combinations of vaccines as of now. Of the vaccines against COVID-19 approved in India, Covovax would be a better booster for those who were administered Covishield jabs than another dose of the same … Read more
These interventions and measures are driven by science, local epidemiology and resources, said NITI Aayog Member (Health) V K Paul at a press conference. The Union government on Friday said the scientific community is looking at all aspects of administering a booster dose of Covid vaccine while asserting that providing primary vaccination coverage to the … Read more
Around 12% of vaccinations administered around the globe on November 18 were booster doses. (File/Reuters) US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle P. Walensky on Friday expanded recommendations for booster doses for Covid-19 to all adults. The recommendation means all adults who received a dose of either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine … Read more
While the scientific studies didn’t find a clear winner, it showed that all the booster shots provided strong antibody response, regardless of the combination. (File/Reuters) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a mix-and-match booster shot plan that allows the eligible adult population to choose from one of three vaccines — Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, … Read more
Globally, many countries like Israel, the UAE, Russia, France, Germany and Italy have already rolled out boosters. The global debate over booster shots is gradually becoming a complicated affair. Even as vaccination drives gain momentum all over the world, Covid-19 variants and breakthrough infections are a bigger concern. This leaves us with an imminent question … Read more