Tag: booster

Sweden to Extend COVID-19 Booster Shots to All Aged 65 or Above

STOCKHOLM—Sweden will start offering COVID-19 booster shots to people aged 65 or older as well as many care workers and plans to gradually extend the third jabs to most Swedes in the coming months, the government said on Wednesday. The booster shots of mRNA vaccine will be gradually extended to cover all people in the…


Fauci: COVID-19 Hospitalizations Rising Among Vaccinated People

White House pandemic adviser Anthony Fauci acknowledged that COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising among those who are vaccinated and haven’t received the booster shot. “What we’re starting to see now is an uptick in hospitalizations among people who’ve been vaccinated but not boosted,” Fauci said Tuesday during an NBC News interview. “It’s a significant proportion, but…


New Mexico Governor Says Fully Vaccinated ‘Means 3 Vaccines’

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham went beyond endorsing a COVID-19 vaccine booster for all adults, saying she believes being fully vaccinated now means a person should have three shots. At a a virtual pandemic briefing, she said the definition of “fully vaccinated” changing to three shots would reflect concerns that COVID-19 vaccines start losing…


New Mexico Governor Says Fully Vaccinated Means Three Doses

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham went beyond endorsing a COVID-19 vaccine booster for all adults, saying she believes being fully vaccinated now means a person should have three shots. At a a virtual pandemic briefing, she said the definition of “fully vaccinated” changing to three shots would reflect concerns that COVID-19 vaccines start losing…


New Mexico Governor Says Fully Vaccinated Means 3 Doses

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham went beyond endorsing a COVID-19 vaccine booster for all adults, saying she believes being fully vaccinated now means a person should have three shots. At a a virtual pandemic briefing, she said the definition of “fully vaccinated” changing to three shots would reflect concerns that COVID-19 vaccines start losing…


Fauci Pushes COVID-19 Boosters for All Americans, Says Crucial to Bring Disease to Endemic Level

U.S. infectious disease official Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that the CCP virus can become endemic—having a constant, manageable presence in a certain region or population—if more people take booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. “To me, if you want to get to endemic, you have got to get the level of infection so low…


All NYC Adults Now Eligible For COVID-19 Booster Shots

All New York City residents aged 18 and over are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine booster, the city’s top doctor announced Monday. Dave Chokshi, commissioner of the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, announced on Twitter that any health care provider in the city “should not turn a patient away if they request a booster as…


California Governor Out of Public Sight After Vaccine Booster Shot 11 Days Ago

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has remained out of public sight since getting a CCP virus vaccine booster shot on Oct. 27. The governor’s office released a surprising announcement on Oct. 29 canceling Newsom’s plans to attend the United Nations climate summit in Scotland to deal with unspecific family obligations. The governor’s spokesperson said on Oct. 29…


California Governor Out of Public Sight Since Vaccine Booster Shot 11 Days Ago

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has remained out of public sight since getting a CCP virus vaccine booster shot on Oct. 27. The governor’s office released a surprising announcement on Oct. 29 canceling Newsom’s plans to attend the United Nations climate summit in Scotland to deal with unspecific family obligations. The governor’s spokesperson said on Oct. 29…


Dutch Health Body Urges Booster Shots for Those 60 and Over

THE HAGUE, Netherlands—The Dutch health council advised the government Tuesday to begin giving COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to everybody 60 and older and residents of nursing homes, saying it was seeing indications that COVID-19 protection was waning among older people. “To get ahead of an increase in serious illness, the council advises the health minister…