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Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pediatric vaccine are pictured in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, US, December 5, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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CDC recommends Pfizer's Covid-19 booster for ages 12 to 15

Data from Israel's Health Ministry presented at the meeting suggested that vaccinated children aged 12 to 15 who were five to six months past their second dose were being infected at the same...

Rupali Deshraj Nirmal, 16, reacts as she receives a dose of Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, during a vaccination drive for children aged 15-18 in Mumbai, India, January 3, 2022. Photo :Reuters
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Bharat Biotech gets approval to test nasal Covid-19 shot as booster - report

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US authorizes Pfizer booster for kids as young as 12

People queue for a Covid-19 test as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York City, US, December 21, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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Omicron forces new restrictions, global call for booster shot

City residents wait in a line extending around the block to receive free at-home rapid Covid-19 test kits in Philadelphia, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Photo: UNB/AP
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Boosters key to fight omicron, lot still to learn

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Sinopharm Covid-19 booster weaker against Omicron - study

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Booster at least 80% effective against severe Omicron

Vials with a sticker reading, "Covid-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Moderna logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. Photo :Reuters
World+Biz

Japan approves Moderna Covid vaccine as booster, Novavax files for 1st approval

FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled "COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" and sryinge are seen in front of displayed Johnson&Johnson logo in this illustration taken, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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EU regulator backs J&J Covid-19 booster dose for adults

Vials labelled "Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine" are seen in this illustration picture taken May 2, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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US study suggests Covid-19 vaccines may be ineffective against Omicron without booster

Travellers receive tests for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at a pre-departure testing facility, as countries react to the new coronavirus Omicron variant, outside the international terminal at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, November 29, 2021.Photo :Reuters
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Australia shortens wait time for Covid-19 booster doses as Omicron cases rise

A person receives a dose of the Pfizer coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine at a vaccination site at the Westfield shopping centre in London, Britain, December 3, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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Boosters significantly restore protection vs Omicron, UK says

Nurse Gavriil Hadjioannou holds a vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at the health centre of Karyes, the administrative centre of the all-male Orthodox monastic community of Mount Athos, Greece, November 16, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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Experimental chewing gum may reduce virus spread; Booster shot protection may be longer lasting