Vaccination

UAE capital mandates booster shot for Sinopharm recipients

The capital of the United Arab Emirates on Sunday ordered all residents who received the Chinese state-backed Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine over six months ago to get a booster shot by September 20, adding that recipients ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Israel launches COVID antibody tests for children as young as 3

Israel on Sunday launched antibody testing for children aged as young as three, seeking information on the number of unvaccinated youths who have developed protection against coronavirus ahead of the new school year.

Vaccination

Israel to begin COVID booster shots for over 40s

Israelis aged 40 and over will be able to receive coronavirus vaccine booster shots starting this weekend, Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz said Thursday, as the country battles a spike in infections.

Medical research

Study: Vaccines still effective against delta variant

Obtaining two vaccine doses remains the most effective way to ensure protection against the COVID-19 delta variant of concern dominant in the UK today, according to a study from the University of Oxford.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Suspected second case of Ebola in Ivory Coast

The UN health agency said Tuesday that a second suspected case of infection by the deadly Ebola virus had been detected in Ivory Coast.

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