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Turkey to start vaccinating teenagers aged 15 and up
Turkey on Aug. 16 expanded its vaccination campaign to include minors at least 15 years old, as well as those at least 12 years old who suffer from chronic disease.
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Healthcare workers and other priority groups will also be able to receive their fourth vaccine doses, the Health Ministry announced in a series of new decisions.
Nearly 200 coronavirus infections confirmed on Thursday
Ljubljana – A total of 199 coronavirus infections were confirmed in Slovenia on Thursday in 1,841 PCR tests for a positivity rate of 10.8%. The cumulative 14-day incidence per 100,000 residents continued to steadily increase, standing at 92, up by four on the day before, show fresh data by the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ).
New instruction issued for COVID-19 vaccination in special instances
Romania's National COVID-19 Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV) has issued a new instruction on immunisation in special instances according to which if a person develops a COVID-19 infection after the first dose, he or she will be able to continue the vaccination schedule with the second dose after healing without resuming the first.
Turkey to resume in-person classes after COVID break: Health minister
Vaccination against COVID-19 should be a must for education and businesses to continue and unvaccinated people should regularly present negative PCR test results, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has said, reiterating that schools will reopen as already planned.
No need yet to adapt Pfizer vaccine for COVID variants: BioNTech chief
The first generation vaccine developed by BioNTech-Pfizer works against coronavirus variants such as the Delta strain and does not need to be modified for the moment, the chief executive of German company BioNTech said on Aug. 9.
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Deliveries of BioNTech vaccines resume, says health minister
After a four-day disruption, the deliveries of BioNTech vaccines have resumed and will help the jab drive regain its momentum, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has said.
HealthMin official Andrei Baciu: Romania selling Ireland 700,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine
Romania will sell Ireland 700,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine, Secretary of State with the Health Ministry Andrei Baciu told AGERPRES on Wednesday, adding that the respective amount of vaccines is not necessary for the domestic vaccine rollout. "Romania has concluded an agreement in principle for the sale of COVID-19 vaccine to Ireland.
Κορωνοϊός - Βρετανία: Εμβολιάζουν τους εφήβους 16-17 ετών
Επισπεύδουν τις διαδικασίες - Αρχικά θα χορηγήσουν μόνο την πρώτη δόση των εμβολίων Pfizer/BioNTech
Israel Starts with 3rd Booster Dose of Pfizer Vaccine
Israel announced that the country would offer a coronavirus booster to people over 60 who have already been vaccinated.
The decision makes Israel, which launched one of the world's most successful vaccination drives earlier this year, the first country to offer a third dose of a Western vaccine to its citizens on a wide scale.
Sydney police call for military to enforce lockdown
Police in Australia's largest city have requested military help to enforce a coronavirus lockdown as infections in Sydney reached a new record on July 29.
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Commissioner Mick Fuller said New South Wales police had asked for 300 Australian Defence Force personnel to be deployed "to boost its operational footprint".