Pfizer is about to seek U.S. authorization for a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, saying Thursday that another shot within 12 months could dramatically boost immunity and maybe help ward off the latest worrisome coronavirus mutant.

NEW YORK: How long does protection from COVID-19 vaccines last?.

KINARUT: Taiji can help strengthen the heart and lungs if one has the patience and persistence of doing the exercise in the long run.

Kuala Lumpur: United States federal health agencies on Tuesday called for a pause in the use of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine after rare blood clotting cases emerged in six recipients, reported Xinhua news agency.

Kuala Lumpur: The move by the European Union (EU) to restrict export of Covid-19 vaccines due to the spectre of a deadly third wave infection and India’s move to suspend vaccine export as infections soar across the country is a cause of concern for the world.

Moscow: The number of new global cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has risen over the past week after a long decline, reported Sputnik news agency, quoting the World Health Organisation (WHO) in a statement.

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Kuala Lumpur: The country is expected to need a year to achieve herd immunity for the coronavirus through the National COVID-19 Immunisation Plan, one of the largest vaccination programmes in Malaysia.

NEW YORK: Johnson & Johnson today said its single-dose vaccine was 72 per cent effective in preventing Covid-19 in the United States but a lower rate of 66 per cent was observed globally in the large trial conducted across three continents and against multiple variants.