BAGLUNG, Feb 4: Citizens between 62 and 64 years of age in the district are being administered a booster dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 from today. Nearly 3,500 senior citizens of this age group will get the booster dose. The booster dose is being given to senior citizens taking the second dose and completing six months from the date of taking the second dose, Vaccination Supervisor of the District Health Office, Raju Khattri, said.

Jan 29: The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review.

KATHMANDU, Jan 4: The government has put off the plan to administer a third dose of vaccine to patients of six different types of disease and people above 60 years of age.

JERUSALEM, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Israeli researchers said on Saturday they found that a three-shot course of the Pfizer/BioNTech (PFE.N), (22UAy.DE) COVID-19 vaccine provided significant protection against the new Omicron variant.