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Will omicron-specific booster shots be more effective at combating COVID-19? 5 questions answered

On Sept. 1, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the use of updated COVID-19 booster shots that are specifically tailored to combat the two most prevalent omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5. The decision comes just a day after the Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization of…

The Conversation

Covid-19 booster rollout extended to all people with underlying conditions

The HSE confirmed that people aged 12-49 with underlying conditions can now book their booster dose of the vaccine at participating pharmacies, GP clinics and vaccine centres

Dublin Live

West Lothian parents urged to look out for flu vaccine letter

Appointment letters are arriving for kids who aren't at school yet

Daily Record

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People aged 12 to 49 with health conditions and healthcare workers invited to come forward for Covid booster vaccine

Those who are aged over 50 and people who are more than 16 weeks pregnant are also invited to book their next booster

Irish Mirror

What to know about new COVID boosters

Experts answer some top questions about Omicron-specific COVID boosters.

Axios

Nine Omicron symptoms affecting the fully vaccinated - and signs you may have it

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say

The Independent UK

Pregnant people targeted with false vaccine claims on social media

The NHS ‘strongly recommends’ the Covid vaccine if you’re pregnant or breastfeeding

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India’s first cervical cancer vaccine to be launched in few months

Union Minister of Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Thursday attended an event held to announce the scientific completion of the vaccine. Read more on Dynamite News:

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White House to encourage COVID boosters, flu shot this fall

The Biden administration hopes to make getting a COVID-19 booster as routine as going in for the yearly flu shot

The Independent UK

Girl loses hair following Covid

Doctors are trying to find out if the hair loss of a young girl is linked to her two doses of Covid-19 vaccine, the disease itself or another cause entirely.

Bangkok Post

Susan Clarke pleads guilty to vaccine fraud after paying NDIS recipient to have COVID-19 jab on her behalf

An Adelaide Hills woman paid someone else to have a COVID vaccine on her behalf so she could provide proof to her employer, a court hears.

ABC News

Queensland in 'new stage' of COVID-19 pandemic, changes to vaccine mandate, reliance on health directives and reporting flagged

Health Minister Yvette D'Ath announces daily reporting of COVID statistics will be wound back and a blanket COVID-19 vaccine mandate direction for private health care workers will be lifted.

ABC News

Covid-19 booster vaccination roll-out starts in Wales

All those eligible will start receiving it from September 1

Wales Online

New COVID-19 booster shots could be available in Chicago after Labor Day

The FDA today authorized the new booster, which could arrive as early as next week in Chicago, where nearly 2 million residents are expected to be eligible.

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Reason

FDA Approves Updated COVID-19 Booster Shots

But does everyone really need to get boosted?

WEKU

Whatever happened to the new no-patent COVID vaccine touted as a global game changer?

The inventors of Corbevax said it was cheap, easy to make, effective and safe. They hoped it could bring vaccine equity to countries that can't access costlier shots. Has it lived up to its promise?

Inverse

What are the side effects of the new Covid-19 bivalent booster?

Last week, the FDA authorized both Pfizer and Moderna's Omicron-specific jabs. Experts say to get them as soon as they are available to you.

Los Angeles Times

California bill to allow minors to be vaccinated without parental consent is withdrawn

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A bill to allow minors to consent to vaccines without parental permission will not move forward this year, with the author of the measure saying Wednesday that it remained short of votes heading into the final day of California's legislative session.

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The Independent UK

California won't expand teen vaccines without parental OK

California won't allow teens age 15 and up to be vaccinated against the coronavirus without their parents' consent

The Independent UK

Biden administration sending Monkeypox vaccines to LGBT+ events

Recent CDC data shows ‘disproportionate reach of the virus among Black and Latino gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men’

WEKU

FDA authorizes first revamp of COVID vaccines to target omicron

The new shots from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech target both the original strain of the coronavirus and the omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants that most people are catching now.

Bangkok Post

Doctors seek answers after girl loses hair following Covid

PHUKET: Doctors are trying to determine whether the hair loss of a young girl is linked to her two doses of Covid-19 vaccine, the disease itself or another cause entirely.

The Independent UK

US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants

U.S. regulators have authorized updated COVID-19 boosters, the first to directly target today's most common omicron strain

Roll Call

FDA greenlights new COVID-19 booster despite limited data - Roll Call

The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization to Pfizer and Moderna for updated COVID-19 booster shots.

The Times of India

India’s first cervical cancer vaccine coming out tomorrow

Country's first homegrown vaccine for cervical cancer is expected to be launched tomorrow, as per news agency ANI. This vaccine will be the light in the path of managing cervical cancer which is the fourth most common cancer in women. This form of cancer develops in a woman's cervix. As…

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