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  Washington, US | XINHUA | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday officially endorsed booster shots for both the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines in certain populations, and allowed “mix and match” dosing for booster shots. The decision came a day after the U.S. …

Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | A booster vaccination with the COVID-19 vaccine of BioNTech and Pfizer increased protection to up to 95.6 percent, the companies announced on Thursday. A randomized, controlled phase III study of more than 10,000 people aged 16 years and older found that booster vaccinations with the Comirnaty …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lira city Covid-19 taskforce has given a three days ultimatum to public places to adhere to standard operating procedures or risk being closed. The places include the Lira produce lane, the main market, bus and taxi parks, other small markets, among others. Although the …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Some social-media influencers and high-profile doctors have been spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines recently as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc in the United States, CNN reported on Thursday. Dr. Rashid Buttar, a famous physician who has 88,000 followers on Twitter, shared all manner of misleading …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries to prioritize vaccination for health workers in the light of its new paper estimating that 115,000 died of coronavirus between January 2020 and May 2021. Although data from 119 countries suggests that on average two in five health …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers have been asked to embrace Covid-19 vaccination to protect themselves against Covid-19 infections. The call was made by health officials during the 19th Dr Matthew Lukwiya Memorial Lecture, held on Thursday at the Guide University Project in Kampala. Dr Lukyiwa was the former …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bugema and Kampala University will not allow non-vaccinated students to attend lecturers, the administrators have revealed. While lifting the second lockdown, President Yoweri Museveni allowed higher institutions of learning to reopen on 1st November 2021. He called upon lecturers as well as non-teaching staff to …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The White House on Wednesday unveiled its plan to roll out COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11, pending the vaccine’s approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “In anticipation of the FDA’s independent advisory committee meeting on October 26 and the CDC’s …

Nabilatuk, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The LC1 chairperson of Lokwamuri village, Lorengedwat sub county in Nabilatuk district has been arrested for campaigning against Covid-19 vaccines. He was allegedly telling the community not to accept the vaccines, claiming they cause infertility among men and women. Angello Albino is also accused of …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday authorized COVID-19 booster doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, and approved “mix and match” booster dose for currently available approved COVID-19 vaccines. The agency authorized the use of a single booster dose of the Moderna COVID-19 …