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FDA authorises COVID-19 booster jabs for at-risk people

The FDA has cleared the use of third dose of either the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for people with weakened immune systems, but stopped short of recommending a broader boo

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BioNTech says repeat doses may be better than modified COVID...

BioNTech has suggested that giving booster doses of its current Comirnaty (BNT162b2) COVID-19 vaccine may be a preferable strategy to modifying the Pfizer-partnered shot.

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UK extends COVID vaccination to 16 and 17-year-olds

The UK government has confirmed that the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign will be extended to include 16 and 17-year-old children, to tackle an increase in spread of the virus in youn

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Germany confirms booster COVID jabs will start in September

Germany's health ministry has said it will start offering booster COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable people from next month, amid concerns about rising cases of the delta variant of the corona

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AZ says second COVID jab dose isn't linked to rare clot reac...

A new analysis has suggested that the rare blood clot side effects linked to AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine Vaxzevria don't occur after a second dose.

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