Tag: Booster dose
Sweden discards 8.5 million doses of covid-19 vaccine
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) — Sweden has discarded nearly 8.5 million doses of vaccine against covid-19, local media reported on Sunday. The discarded doses correspond to approximately 20 percent of the vaccine doses Sweden has procured, according to the Public Health Agency’s statistics, Sveriges Radio reported. Richard Bergström, Sweden’s former national vaccine coordinator, told Radio […]
High blood pressure may double risk of severe COVID despite full vaccination: Study
According to the study’s lead author Joseph E. EbingerMD, MS, associate professor of cardiology and director of clinical analytics at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, “These findings are important because about half of US adults have high blood pressure. .” In the early stages of the pandemic, COVID-19 vaccinations […]
COVID-19 booster vaccine useful for lupus patients: Study
Researchers say the discovery should offer comfort to the more than 200,000 Americans who suffer from SLE, a disease in which the body’s immune system involuntarily targets its own healthy tissues, particularly the joints and skin. They are more susceptible to infections such as SARS-CoV-2 when they take immunosuppressive drugs such as steroids, which are […]
THL can speed up the fourth Covid strike plan for the over 60 series
The Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare (THL), which is responsible for the Covid vaccination plans, will decide on another Covid recommendation for people over 60 and those in risk groups in the next few days. Chief physician of THL Hanna Nohynek told the A-studio of Yle’s Current Affairs program on Wednesday evening that if […]
The EU is urging other covid-19 boosters for 60- to 79-year-olds
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Amid a new increase in covid-19 affecting the continent, European Union officials spoke about the importance of vaccinating people aged 60 to 79, along with other vulnerable people. In a statement, EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides said: “With cases and hospital stays increasing again as we enter the summer […]
Finland is reviewing other Covid support schemes for younger age groups
The National Vaccine Advisory Committee (Krar) is due to discuss the possible introduction of other booster doses of Covid in people under 80 on Friday. Last week, two experienced doctors in Finland – Eeva Swedish and Markku Broas – called on the health authorities to introduce a fourth Covid vaccine for younger age groups. Currently, […]
Norway introduces long-term COVID-19 strategy to normalize everyday life
The pandemic is now in another phase, but we must continue to live with COVID-19. The Norwegian government has prepared a strategy and contingency plan for the further handling of the pandemic, and is following the situation closely. Good monitoring, good plans and vaccination are critical factors for living with COVID-19 in the future. The […]
Sweden does not recommend covid-19 vaccination for children under 12 years of age
STOCKHOLM, January 27 (Xinhua) – Swedish children under the age of 12 will not be vaccinated against covid-19 if they do not have an underlying medical condition, the country’s public health authority said on Thursday. After consultation with pediatric associations and authorities, the authority said that the benefits of vaccinating healthy children did not outweigh […]
Moderna says it has begun testing an Omicron-specific booster vaccine
CNN reports that the trials involve a total of 600 adults and are conducted in up to 24 locations in the United States. Some participants have already received two doses of Moderna vaccine and some have received a booster vaccine. “We are confident that the antibodies against Omicron will remain stable six months after the […]
Suomela, the leader of the Greens, confirms the Covid infection
Interim leader of the Green League Iiris Suomela announced on Monday that he has a positive Covid-19 test. The Tampere MP has been in quarantine at home since Friday because his grandchild has contracted the virus. Previous tests performed by Suomela were negative, but the quick home test done on Monday turned out to be […]
Survey: 82% want to be vaccinated by their colleagues
Most working people hope that their co-workers have been vaccinated against the covid-19 virus. This is what 82 percent of respondents see in a survey published by Entrepreneurs on Sunday. Vaccination of colleagues was especially important for those over 55 years of age. Nearly two in three workers felt that employers should be able to […]
Two new Covid vaccines arrived in Finland this year
Two new Covid-19 vaccines are expected to hit the European and Finnish markets this year. They are considered to be more traditional than their mRNA counterparts, which are already widely used. On December 20, the European Commission approved one of the expected new vaccines, Nuvaxovid, manufactured by the US biotechnology company Novavax. It was conditionally […]
With low vaccination rates, Eastern Europe is able to cope with the increase in Covid
BUCHAREST, Romania: In the wake of the rapidly spreading Covid Omicron variant that struck Western Europe, officials in Eastern Europe, where the population has low inoculation rates, predict a large increase in the number of cases after the holidays. Currently, as the Omicron tribe spreads across Europe, along with the winter break period that attracts […]
COVID-19 is not the last pandemic humanity will face, warns the UN chief executive
“COVID19 is not the last pandemic that humanity is facing. In responding to this health crisis, we need to prepare for the next one. Let this international epidemic preparedness day give it the focus, attention and investment it deserves,” UN Secretary-General Guterres said in a tweet. For the first time, International Epidemic Preparedness Day was […]
