Председатель постоянного комитета по вакцинации (Stiko) при Институте имени Роберта Коха в Берлине

the STIKO recommendation to administer an mRNA vaccine after a first vaccination with AstraZeneca

vulnerable people.... The panel, known by its German acronym STIKO, added that young children

Москва. 10 ноября.

BERLIN( BLOOMBERG)-Germany is poised to widen Covid-19 vaccinations to include all 12-17 year-olds, stepping up efforts to spur its flagging inoculation drive. The move set to be agreed Monday( Aug 2) goes beyond advice published by the government's independent vaccine commission.... In May and June, Germany was regularly vaccinating more than 1 million people per day, but the total has fallen back significantly since the start of July.... Join ST's Telegram channel here and get the latest bre

MADRID: Europe step-ped up vaccinations of children aged five to 11 against Covid-19 on Wednesday, as the EU’s health agency warned that immunisation alone would not stop the rapid rise of the Omicron variant of the virus.... “ It only hurt a little, ” said 11-year-old Magdalena Lazo Vitoria as she left the vaccination centre, a plaster on her left shoulder.... Even as children lined up to get jabs, the EU health agency ECDC said measures like mask-wearing, distance working and the prevention

FRANKFURT/ BERLIN( Reuters)-For once, proverbially efficient Germany has dropped the ball. Seemingly endless queues all over the country for coronavirus booster shots and even for first vaccines are evidence that it has been caught out by a fourth wave of COVID-19, having led the world in its initial response to the pandemic early last year. Then, swift reporting and measures to limit contagion, helped by inspired political leadership, meant Germany suffered far fewer transmissions and deaths th

BRUSSELS — European nations have been among the most successful in the world at getting their residents vaccinated against the novel coronavirus.... Now, some will be among the first to dole out booster shots. Support our journalism.... The latest guidance from Europe’s health authorities says it is “ too soon ” to make a call on boosters. Yet the highly transmissible delta variant has changed the calculus for some countries....