Health authorities in Rwanda have announced that the country will begin giving third doses to the elderly and those who have underlying conditions starting on Tuesday. The health ministry says the implementation will be done in phases and will begin in the capital, Kigali. People between 30 and 50 are …
Read More »COVID-19: Eswatini to start giving third dose
Authorities in Eswatini have launched vaccination campaign to administer third dose of the coronavirus vaccine as the country heightens alert after a new variant was discovered. According to the authorities, those aged 18 and over, who have been fully vaccinated with AstraZeneca, Pfizer or Moderna, within the last six months …
Read More »COVID-19: Israel to lockdown its population despite the administration of a third dose
Faced with the sudden increase in cases and hospitalizations in the country, the new Israeli government is considering strong new measures on the sidelines of the upcoming Jewish holidays. While the Jewish state seemed more or less out of the woods several weeks ago, a rapid vaccination had allowed an …
Read More »Covid-19: Israel persists with third dose, despite WHO call
Despite the World Health Organization’s (WHO) call for a moratorium, the Israeli government on Thursday continued to administer third doses of the anti-covid vaccine to people aged 60 and over. President Isaac Herzog, opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu and Prime Minister Nafatli Bennett’s mother received this third dose, a booster shot …
Read More »Towards a 3rd dose of vaccine in Israel, Germany and elsewhere
Germany announced on Monday that it will offer, as of September 1, the administration of a booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine to elderly and vulnerable populations, as well as to people who have not received a vaccine to messenger RNA. The country is following in the footsteps of Israel, which …
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