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Moderna CEO says data for Omicron-specific shot likely available in March

Moderna Inc's (MRNA.O) vaccine candidate against the Omicron coronavirus variant will enter clinical development in the next few weeks and the company expects to be able to share data with regulators around March, CEO Stephane Bancel sa..
Israeli study shows 4th shot of COVID-19 vaccine less effective on Omicron

A fourth shot of COVID-19 vaccine boosts antibodies to even higher levels than the third jab but it is not enough to prevent Omicron infections, according to a preliminary study in Israel. Israel's Sheba Medical Center has given second booster..
No vaccine, no French Open for Djokovic as rules tighten

Novak Djokovic risks being frozen out of tennis as he chases a record 21st Grand Slam title, with rules on travellers who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 tightening in the third year of the pandemic and some tournaments reconsidering exemptions. ..
French parliament approves vaccine pass

France's parliament gave final approval on Sunday to the government's latest measures to tackle the COVID-19 virus, including a vaccine pass contested by anti-vaccine protestors. Lawmakers in the lower house of parliament voted 215 in favo..
India's Gennova working on Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine - source

India's Gennova Biopharmaceuticals is working on an Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine candidate that could be ready in a month or two, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The source, who did not want to be named as the i..
MOPH: More than 125,000 COVID-19 Booster Doses Safely Administered in Last Seven Days

The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has announced that more than 125,000 COVID-19 vaccine booster doses have been safely administered in the last seven days as the roll out of booster doses picks up pace. Anyone aged 12 years and above who had th..
Austria to Make Covid Vaccines Compulsory for Adults from February, Says Chancellor

Austria will become the first European country to make vaccination compulsory for adults in February, Chancellor Karl Nehammer said, acknowledging that it was a "sensitive topic". Nehammer, a conservative who took office in December, sai..
South African study suggests Omicron less severe even for unvaccinated

Unvaccinated people infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus may be less prone to severe illness and requiring hospital care or dying than was the case with previous variants, a South African study showed on Friday. The study, by the Natio..
Qatar Vaccination Center administers over 100,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses

The Qatar Vaccination Center for Business and Industry Sector in Bu Garn has administered more than 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses since opening on January 9, the Hamad Medical Corporation has said. The centre administers COVID-19 vaccines to key ..

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