vaccine

19/04/2022. Minister of Health Carolina Darias speaks at the press conference held after the meeting of the Council of Ministers to announce the end of the mandatory mask use. Photo: La Moncloa.

Lifestyle

VACCINATION

Spain recommends monkeypox, fourth Covid jab for those at risk

The Nomad Today 6/10/22

Most cases seem to be spread through close physical contact and many of those who catch the disease are reportedly men who engage in homosexual sex

01 March 2022, Bremen: Martina Zongos (L) receives a dose of Novavax vaccine against COVID-19 in a vaccination booth at a vaccination center. Photo: Markus Hibbeler/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

EU regulator begins review of Spanish Covid-19 vaccine Hipra

The Nomad Today 3/29/22

Preliminary studies showed the shot is effective against infection against the coronavirus, including the Omicron variant, the European Medicines Agency said in a statement

Sports

TENNIS

Djokovic will not defend Wimbledon or French Open if jab required

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/15/22

"I say that everybody has the right to choose or act or say or feel whatever is appropriate for them," the world number one told the BBC

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Portugal eases coronavirus entry restrictions for vaccinated people

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/7/22

Proof of full vaccination in accordance with European Union rules will suffice, following a decision taken last week by the government of Prime Minister António Costa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Vaccine manufacturers start trials of Omicron variant jab

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/26/22

Pfizer/BioNTech announced that they had already started the production of an Omicron-adapted vaccine that will be ready for commercialization in March

03 January 2022, Spain, Barcelona: People queue up to receive a dose of Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Barcelona amid the spread of the coronavirus Omicron variant. Photo: Jordi Boixareu/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Spain recommends 5-month wait for booster dose after infection

The Nomad Today 1/25/22

The change in approach appears to be due to criticism received from experts

FILED - 08 March 2021, Israel, Meitar: A Palestinian cross-border worker receives his dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre opened at the checkpoint of Meitar, a town of Israel's Southern District. An Israeli government panel of experts on Tuesday recommended expanding eligibility for an extra vaccine booster to everyone aged 18 and up. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Israeli experts recommend fourth vaccine dose for everyone over 18

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/25/22

The statement said protection against infection was two times higher in those vaccinated four times than in those vaccinated three times

15 January 2022, Spain, Granada: Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez (R) and the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) candidate for the presidency of the Andalusian Regional Government Juan Espadas attend the proclamation of Juan Espadas as the PSOE candidate for the Andalusian elections. Photo: Álex Cámara/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

PM Sánchez: the Spanish Covid-19 vaccine will be ready before July

The Nomad Today 1/16/22

The head of the government visited the laboratories of the pharmaceutical company Rovi, which produces the Moderna vaccine against the coronavirus in Spain

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Spain extends vaccine booster doses to everyone over 18

The Nomad Today 1/13/22

The central government also announced the reduction to 5 months of the period between the administration of the second and third dose.

26 November 2021, Ukraine, ---: An illustration photo shows a medical syringe and a vial in front of the text Omicron (B.1.1.529): SARS-CoV-2 in the background. The mutated strain, called "Omicron" and described by the World Health Organization as "a strain of concern", reached Belgium after it was discovered in South Africa. Pharmaceutical companies are working to modify vaccines to counter the new mutated strain of the Coronavirus, which has sparked travel bans in many countries of the world. Photo: Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

WHO says vaccine mandates should be temporary

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/13/22

Governments should weigh up the benefits of vaccination against "the disruption to any individual right or individual freedom," said Mike Ryan

22 December 2021, US, Orlando: Car queue as people wait to receive a COVID-19 test and vaccine at a COVID-19 testing and vaccination site in Barnett Park. Photo: Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Unvaccinated Citigroup employees to face sack

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/8/22

Employees who do not comply will be placed on unpaid leave and terminated at the end of the month

FILED - 11 January 2021, Israel, Jerusalem: A medic fills up a syringe with a dose from a vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre during a nationwide campaign. Israel has started administering a fourth vaccination against the coronavirus for people with compromised immune systems. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Fourth Covid jab starts for Israelis with compromised immune systems

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/31/21

Employees in old people's homes would also be allowed to receive the fourth vaccination if they so wished, the Health ministry said

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

EU medicines regulator gives green light for Novavax vaccine

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/20/21

In contrast to the other shots already approved, this is a protein-based vaccine. It contains tiny particles consisting of a laboratory-produced version of the spike protein of Sars-CoV-2, the virus…