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COP27
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Sharm El-Sheikh
10/10/2022 11:52:10 PM
Over 18,000 workers in Sharm El-Sheikh, including hotel staffers and taxi drivers, received booster shots of the coronavirus vaccine in preparation for the 27th UN Climate Change Conference COP27, slated for November in Egypt’s coastal city.
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Life & Style
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Health
2/13/2022 11:47:05 AM
An early look at the performance of COVID-19 booster shots during the recent omicron wave in the U.S. hinted at a decline in effectiveness, though the shots still offered strong protection against severe illness.
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Egypt
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Health
1/30/2022 10:40:56 PM
Acting Minister of Health Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar called for administering booster coronavirus vaccine shots to workers in Egypt’s tourism sector in the near future, the ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
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Life & Style
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Health
1/22/2022 3:59:30 PM
Three studies released Friday offered more evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who received booster shots
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Egypt
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Society
1/7/2022 2:27:57 PM
Saudi Arabia will ban its nationals and expats, including Egyptians, from entering workplace and other facilities without proof of booster shots starting 1 February.
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Egypt
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Health
12/21/2021 10:40:32 PM
Egypt's health authorities have sent more than 400,000 text messages to a selected target group from the fully vaccinated citizens for appointments to receive booster shots of the coronavirus vaccines, according to Health Ministry Spokesman Hossam Abdel-Ghaffar.
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Egypt
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Health
12/19/2021 4:17:11 PM
Egypt has started sending text notifications to fully vaccinated individuals detailing appointment slots for booster shots of the coronavirus vaccine, as the health authorities appropriate booster types.
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World
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International
12/16/2021 8:14:17 PM
European Union leaders agreed Thursday that administering booster shots is "urgent" and "crucial" to tackle the surge of coronavirus infections across the continent and the emergence of the new omicron variant.
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World
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International
12/16/2021 6:42:30 PM
France said Thursday that it would ban non-essential travel to and from Britain in a bid to keep the Omicron Covid-19 variant in check, as European leaders urged coordinated action and more booster shots to counter the more highly contagious threat.
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Egypt
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Health
12/6/2021 2:17:46 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Health will start sending text notifications to fully vaccinated individuals from a selected target group to receive booster shots within a few days, Hossam Abdel-Ghaffar, the Ministry of Health and Population’s spokesman, announced in a televised statement on Sunday evening.
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Egypt
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Health
11/24/2021 8:33:35 PM
Egypt has approved the administering of a third booster shot for COVID-19 vaccines for the most vulnerable groups in the country, acting Health Minister Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar said on Wednesday.
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Egypt
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Health
10/17/2021 4:18:08 PM
Egypt’s presidential adviser for health affairs Mohamed Awad Tag El-Din said on Saturday the booster shot of coronavirus vaccines is recommended for people who had their two doses 9 months ago, with priority to be given for healthcare workers, elderly and people with chronic diseases.
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Life & Style
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Health
9/11/2021 12:49:37 PM
Booster shots to extend the protection of COVID-19 vaccines may be unnecessary for many people, a leading scientist behind the AstraZeneca vaccine said
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Life & Style
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Health
9/7/2021 11:08:31 AM
The European Union’s infectious diseases agency played down the need for booster shoots to ward off the delta variant among the general public
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Egypt
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Politics
9/6/2021 3:28:36 PM
The third shot would be given to citizens who were inoculated at least 6-8 months ago
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World
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Region
8/29/2021 3:40:44 PM
The UAE became the first country worldwide to formally offer the booster regimen earlier this year, following reports of Sinopharm recipients seeking the third shot amid concerns about an insufficient antibody response
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World
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International
8/17/2021 3:52:05 PM
The director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins, said Sunday the U.S. could decide in the next couple weeks whether to offer coronavirus booster shots to Americans this fall
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World
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International
8/5/2021 8:40:32 PM
WHO officials say the science is unproven about whether giving booster shots to people who have already received two vaccine doses is effective in preventing the spread of the coronavirus
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World
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International
8/4/2021 6:37:46 PM
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on the countries and companies controlling the supply of doses to change gear and ensure more vaccines to less wealthy states
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World
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Region
7/11/2021 11:16:45 AM
Under the swap deal, Seoul will return the same number of shots, already on order from Pfizer, in September and October
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