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PARIS, France (AFP) – A booster dose of a new malaria vaccine maintains a high level of protection against the disease, researchers said Thursday, expressing hopes the cheap jab could be produced on a massive scale in a matter of years. The international research team suggested the vaccine, developed by Britain’s Oxford University, could represent a turning point in the fight against the mosquito-borne parasitic disease, which killed 627,000 people — mostly African children — […]
PBBM stresses importance of getting booster shots amid presence of highly infectious Omicron variants (Eagle News) – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., and his son, Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” Marcos both got their second booster doses on Wednesday, August 17, in a government campaign to convince the public to avail of booster doses as additional protection against Covid-19. At the PinasLakas Vaccination Campaign in Manila, President Marcos Jr., urged Filipinos to also […]
Duque says immunocompromised to be prioritized for 3rd COVID-19 vaccine dose (Eagle News) — The Department of Health (DOH) said that it would still have to wait for the recommendation from the World Health Organizaton (WHO) before they could start giving booster shots to the population. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the vaccine supply is no longer an issue. What is the DOH is waiting for is the recommendation of the WHO […]
