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US authorizes 'mix and match' Covid vaccine boosters

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 21 08:03 AM

The US FDA on Wednesday authorized using a so-called "mix and match" strategy for people who require a booster shot of a Covid vaccine. Read more »

What's the difference between a vaccine third dose and a vaccine booster?

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 12:54 PM

The government is preparing to give a third shot of COVID-19 vaccine to immunocompromised persons in the country. But what is its difference from a vaccine booster? Read more »

FDA to allow mix and matching of COVID-19 boosters: NYT

Reuters
Posted at Oct 19 07:54 AM

The U.S. FDA is planning to allow Americans to get a different booster shot of a COVID-19 vaccine than the one initially taken. Read more »

Wider vaccine coverage first before booster shots: Duque

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 10:17 AM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Thursday said he supports the giving booster shots to healthcare workers, but there must first be wider coverage of the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. Read more »

Moderna seeks COVID vaccine boosters in older adults

Reuters
Posted at Oct 12 10:28 PM

Moderna Inc said the US FDA should authorize booster doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in fully vaccinated older adults and high-risk individuals. Read more »

Japan to begin COVID booster shots in December

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 12 04:51 PM

Japan is planning to start administering third doses of COVID-19 vaccine in December and that the government will shoulder the costs. Read more »

FDA sees no waning effect of vaccines so far

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 02:14 AM

The Philippine FDA said it does not see the need for booster shots yet, as vaccines administered 6 months ago remained effective. Read more »

Health workers want COVID-19 boosters, DOH survey finds

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 05:42 PM

Over 90 percent of health-care workers are willing to get booster shots against COVID-19 if it is proven effective and recommended by experts. Read more »

Countries weigh need for booster COVID-19 shots

Reuters
Posted at Oct 05 11:57 PM

Many countries are preparing to make COVID-19 vaccine booster shots available. Read more »

Israel requires COVID-19 booster shots for stricter 'green pass'

Reuters
Posted at Oct 04 07:56 AM

Israel on Sunday said only those who received their third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will be eligible for a "green pass." Read more »

Duterte: Do not get more than 2 COVID vaccine doses

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 01:23 AM

The DOH said at least half of the country should first be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before government starts administering booster shots. Read more »

'Benepisyo ng COVID booster shot, pinag-aaralan pa rin'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 03:55 PM

Pinag-aaralan pa rin ng mga eksperto sa bansa ang posibilidad ng pagbibigay ng booster shot kontra COVID-19 sa gitna ng patuloy na banta ng naturang sakit. Read more »

Biden gets COVID-19 vaccine booster shot

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 28 04:35 AM

Biden said 77 percent of Americans had got vaccines but this wasn't enough, with still nearly a quarter refusing. Read more »

Biden to discuss COVID response as CDC backs boosters

Reuters
Posted at Sep 24 10:33 PM

US President Joe Biden on Friday will deliver remarks on the nation's COVID-19 response, including vaccinations,. Read more »

Moderna chief executive sees pandemic over in a year

Reuters
Posted at Sep 24 12:25 PM

Moderna Inc Chief Executive Stéphane Bancel thinks the COVID-19 pandemic could be over in a year as increased vaccine production ensures global supplies. Read more »

Booster shots para sa frontliners posible ngayong 2021

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 24 07:45 AM

Dahil patuloy ang pagdami ng bakuna, pinaghahandaan na rin ang pagbibigay ng booster shots sa mga healthcare workers. Read more »

US approves Pfizer COVID booster for elderly, high-risk

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 23 11:38 AM

The United States on Wednesday authorized the use of boosters of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for people aged over 65, as well as adults at high risk of severe disease and those in high-exposure jobs. Read more »

Panama to start giving immunocompromised people COVID-19 boosters

Reuters
Posted at Sep 22 01:01 PM

Among those eligible to get an extra shot during the first phase of the Panamanian plan are people undergoing cancer treatment and transplants, as well as those who received stem cells in the last two years or suffer from an advanced or untreated HIV infection. Read more »

Talk of vaccine booster shots ‘selfish’, says Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 08:30 AM

Duterte brought up the unequal global distribution of COVID vaccines during the UN General Assembly, saying poor nations have suffered because of it. Read more »

US says key data on J&J, Moderna COVID-19 boosters weeks away

Chris Prentice, Reuters
Posted at Sep 20 10:46 AM

Data needed to determine the advisability of booster shots of the Moderna Inc and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines is just weeks away, President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said on Sunday. Read more »