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Health minister hints ‘end of pandemic’ by shaking hands with citizens
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has shown hints that the end of the coronavirus pandemic is nearing while visiting tradesmen in the southeastern province of Adıyaman unmasked and shaking hands with them.
"We are going back to our old days when measures or curbs did not exist," Koca said on April 25.
China gives conditional approval for Pfizer Covid pill
China on Feb. 12 said it had given "conditional" approval for Pfizer's Covid-19 drug Paxlovid to treat adults with mild to moderate illness and a high risk of developing severe disease.
Pfizer Revenue Boosted by Covid-19 Drugs (infographic)
Pfizer reported its fourth-quarter and full-year results on Tuesday
Doctors in Greece will Pay for Tests if they don’t have a Booster
The Greek Ministry of Health has announced that about 10,000 medics who have not received a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine will have to take two rapid tests a week to work. This will be at their expense, Kathimerini reported.
Health Minister Thanos Plevris clarified that health workers who do not have a booster will not be removed, as is the case with the unvaccinated.
Health minister calls on public to avoid complacency
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has called on the public to avoid complacency and believing that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 causes a milder disease, urging everyone to get their booster shots.
"We are fighting a variant of the virus that spreads rapidly and causes a milder course of the disease. This should not be passed onto you as complacency," Koca said on Twitter.
The Pfizer Vaccine Triples the Risk of Myocarditis
The Pfizer vaccine triples the likelihood of developing various forms of inflammation of the heart tissue, but these side effects are extremely rare. This was established by an international team of scientists, and their findings were published in an article in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Turkey starts giving Turkovac as booster shot to BioNTech recipients
Turkey has started to give the locally developed inactivated vaccine, Turkovac, as a booster shot to those who have already received two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA jab.
Kosovo Defends New COVID-19 Measures for Visitors Against Backlash
Kosovo will not withdraw its decision to demand three COVID-19 vaccine doses or two doses together with a negative PCR test for foreigners entering the country or for citizens who have spent more than 12 hours abroad, despite complaints from people and businesses in the region who frequently pass the border.
Studies in the United States Point to the Need for a Third Dose of Covid Vaccine
According to studies by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States, vaccine protection has dropped to 94% during the Delta variant and to 82% during Omicron. These are the first 3 major studies looking at the extent to which vaccines protect against Omicron.
Bulgaria will Donate 250,000 doses of the Pfizer Vaccine to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria will donate 258,570 doses of Comirnaty vaccine from Pfizer/Biontech to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the government decided.