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Malaysia is grappling with an increasing number of cases, a trend that is unlikely to end as it heads into year end festivities.

Second booster shots are currently recommended in some countries for only a subset of the population.

More than 3.1 million cases and 5,590 deaths have been recorded since the pandemic began.

This is an effort to improve immunisation strategies amid concerns that its most-used jabs appeared to be weaker against variants.

A person's vaccination status will be considered "overdue" if they have not received a booster within six months of their second dose.

UKHSA said that data continued to show high levels of protection against hospitalisation from the booster.

Booster-vaccinated people were 56% less likely to become infected in the Omicron households than those who had not received a booster jab.

The WHO warned Wednesday that rich countries cannot use boosters to escape the coronavirus.

The early findings from a real-world analysis are some of the earliest data on the protection against Omicron outside of lab studies.

People who are immunocompromised or received an inactivated vaccine should receive a booster dose of a COVID-19 shot.

Eligible individuals may choose which vaccine they receive as a booster dose, according to CDC.

Allocations for potential boosters, post-immunisation surveillance and outsourcing of private medical practitioners to be increased.

THE US government aims to begin offering COVID-19 vaccine booster shots widely next week to Americans age 16 and up.

WHO has urged countries to hold off on boosters while many people worldwide wait to receive their first doses.

This suggests that it would not heed a call by the World Health Organisation to delay providing additional vaccinations.

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