Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

India starts booster shots for vulnerable amid omicron surge

Healthcare and front-line workers along with people above age 60 with health problems lined up Monday at vaccination centers across India to receive a third dose as infections linked to the omicron variant surge.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

U.K. gov't advisers recommend against 4th vaccine dose

U.K. government advisers have recommended against giving a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to nursing home residents and people over 80 because data shows that a third shot offers lasting protection against admission to the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

The right balance against omicron

The omicron wave could possibly be less devastating than currently predicted by the most pessimistic scenarios. However, this can only succeed if a large part of the population adapts its behavior to the epidemic situation ...

Vaccination

Head to head: The ethics of vaccine passports and COVID passes

COVID passes for England were given the green light in parliament in December, with 369 MPs voting in favour and 128 against. From now on, people attending large events will be required to show proof of vaccination—two ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Experts answer questions about the COVID-19 omicron variant

As the holidays approach, new information continues to surface about the omicron variant of COVID-19. We've asked our experts to weigh in on the most common questions we receive about omicron prevalence, transmission and ...

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