by Michael Merschel, American Heart Association Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain COVID-19 vaccines offer protection against life-threatening disease caused by the coronavirus to people with heart disease and stroke, and a booster dose could bolster that protection, health experts said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which sets policy on vaccine use, recommended Pfizer booster vaccines for several...
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COVID vaccine boosters: Who will receive them and why are they being given?
by Sarah Pitt, The Conversation Credit: ShotPrime Studio/Shutterstock After consulting its vaccine advisers, the UK government is launching its much-discussed COVID-19 vaccine booster program. From the week beginning September 20 2021, a third dose will be offered to all people who were prioritized in the first wave of the UK’s vaccine rollout. This includes all residents and staff of care...