Booster shot

Booster shot aka a third shot of a covid vaccine.

News

 * 13 Aug 2021, (fr) LeSoir.be, Etats-Unis: feu vert à une 3e dose de vaccin pour les immunodéprimés, Il s’agit de personnes dont le système immunitaire est affaibli en raison par exemple d’une greffe d’organe ou d’une maladie, comme le sida ou un cancer.
 * 11 Aug 2021, FranceInfo, Vaccin anti-Covid : Alain Fischer favorable à "un rappel très vite, sans attendre", pour les plus fragiles, Un Conseil de défense sanitaire doit rendre ses décisions sur la question mercredi.
 * 04 Aug 2021, Politico.eu, WHO calls for moratorium on booster vaccines, The organization wants every country to have vaccinated at least 10 percent of its population by the end of September.
 * 03 Aug 2021, Economist.com, Which countries are considering booster vaccines for covid-19?, Their number is rising, but for a variety of reasons
 * 01 Aug 2021, Politico.eu, Germany eyes coronavirus boosters, vaccines for minors, Health Minister Jens Spahn is reportedly set to propose offering vulnerable people a third shot in September.
 * 28 Jul 2021, pro.politico.eu, Pfizer: Booster dose prompts high immune response against Delta coronavirus variant, Pfizer and its vaccine partner, BioNTech, expect to release more definitive data in coming weeks.
 * 27 Jul 2021, Independent.ie, Booster vaccines will be offered to front-line workers and vulnerable people from autumn
 * 1 Jul 2021, Reuters.com, Israel offers third shot of Pfizer covid-19 vaccine to adults at risk, Booster for adults with impaired immune systems - Israel still weighing third shot for general public - Country had world-leading Pfizer vaccine rollout - But Delta variant causing rise in infections
 * 02 Jul 2021, Politico.eu, Africa runs dry as Europe plans third vaccine doses, Europe buys up doses for booster vaccines while African countries go without. "Europe is making the same mistakes again, only looking out for itself while failing to take sufficient steps to help the rest of the world end the pandemic as soon as possible," said ONE Campaign's Brandon Locke.
 * 30 Jun 2021, GOV.uk, JCVI issues interim advice on covid-19 booster vaccination, The JCVI’s interim advice is that any potential covid-19 booster programme should be offered in 2 stages from September, starting with those most at risk from serious disease. This includes care home residents, people aged over 70, frontline health and social care workers, clinically extremely vulnerable adults and those who are immunosuppressed.