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COVID-19 booster shots called to be mandate in Aussie state

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SYDNEY – Premier of Australia’s Victoria Daniel Andrews on Thursday urged residents of the state to get a COVID-19 booster vaccine, saying it was not an “optional extra.” Andrews said he was hopeful the national framework would embrace “practical scientific reality” to mandate booster shots, as a third dose was necessary to “protect against severe … Read more

Johnson booster 85% effective against Omicron: S.Africa study

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JOHANNESBURG, Dec 30, 2021 (AFP) – A booster of US coronavirus vaccine Johnson & Johnson was 85 percent effective in preventing serious illness in areas where Omicron was dominant, a South African trial study indicated Thursday. The South African Medical Research Council conducted the study on health workers from November 15 to December 20, but it has still … Read more