Tag: Vaccinations

Categories Asia & Pacific

Cambodia to launch Covid booster-shot program mixing AstraZeneca’s jab with Chinese vaccines

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The Cambodian prime minister has announced that his country is rolling out a third-dose booster scheme, using either a Chinese shot or a British jab. Frontline workers will be the first to receive the follow-up injection. … Read More >Cambodia to launch Covid booster-shot program mixing AstraZeneca’s jab with Chinese vaccines

Categories EU

‘We no longer have luxury of half-measures’: French hospital union chief calls for mandatory vaccination of everyone

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A French hospital union boss has said a health pass will not be enough to curb another wave of Covid-19, and urged the government to make vaccination compulsory for everyone. … Read More >‘We no longer have luxury of half-measures’: French hospital union chief calls for mandatory vaccination of everyone

Categories USA

‘Doesn’t change our GAME PLAN’: WHO says no evidence ‘faster & fitter’ Delta variant has higher mortality or vax resistance

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Though the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19 has triggered a reimposition of mask mandates in the US, the WHO still maintains that vaccines are effective against it, and that the variant isn’t any more deadly. … Read More >‘Doesn’t change our GAME PLAN’: WHO says no evidence ‘faster & fitter’ Delta variant has higher mortality or vax resistance

Categories Middle East

Israeli president receives third Pfizer jab, launching country’s over-60s Covid booster shot scheme

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President Herzog has received his third dose of a Pfizer coronavirus jab, formally launching the country’s booster shot program for people aged over 60. The new scheme follows concerns over declining vaccine efficacy over time. … Read More >Israeli president receives third Pfizer jab, launching country’s over-60s Covid booster shot scheme

Categories World

As Australia fully vaccinates 14% of population, PM Morrison says 70% is new target for next phase in dropping Covid restrictions

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As concerns grow over the spreading Delta variant, PM Scott Morrison revealed a 70%-vaccination goal for the next stage of eased restrictions. His cabinet agreed on the roadmap after 170 new cases were recorded in NSW on Friday. … Read More >As Australia fully vaccinates 14% of population, PM Morrison says 70% is new target for next phase in dropping Covid restrictions

Categories EU

Czech government grants vaccinated state employees two days’ paid leave to encourage them to get Covid-19 jabs

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State employees in the Czech Republic who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus are to be given two additional days off, as the authorities in the Eastern European country seek ways to expand its immunization campaign. … Read More >Czech government grants vaccinated state employees two days’ paid leave to encourage them to get Covid-19 jabs

Categories EU

Demonstrators take to streets of Slovakia’s capital, blocking roads to protest against Covid vaccination law

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Hundreds flocked onto Bratislava’s streets and obstructed traffic in the capital, to protest against a recently passed law granting fully Covid-vaccinated people easier access into public venues than non-inoculated citizens. … Read More >Demonstrators take to streets of Slovakia’s capital, blocking roads to protest against Covid vaccination law