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‘Even having had Omicron, we’re not well protected from further infections,’ said Prof Danny Altmann

Do vaccines and booster shots protect against new variants? Here’s what you need to know

‘Even having had Omicron, we’re not well protected from further infections,’ said Prof Danny Altmann

DEHRADUN: After the north-eastern states of Assam, Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura, Uttarakhand has now reported cases of African Swine Fever (ASF), which causes fever, nausea and diarrhoea in pigs, is highly communicable, has no vaccine and in most cases, no cure. The government has urged residents to avoid having pork…

Nigerian photographer Yagazie Emezi travels across her home country to document the ongoing epidemic of child pneumonia

'While the available vaccines are still considered our best protection against the virus right now, O’Neill says he believes new ones will be developed ahead of the expected winter surge'

Diseases that have been successfully reduced by vaccination have the potential to return. The spotlight is once again on the ‘anti-vax capital of Australia’

Australians aged 30 and older are now eligible for a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. So how and where can you book your fourth vaccine? Here's what you need to know.