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Japan to provide COVID-19 booster shots to elderly in early 2022

Tokyo, Sep 21 (UNI/Xinhua) Japan will begin to vaccinate the elderly with the third dose of COVID-19 vaccine early next year, as the country seeks to better deal with the spread of more infectious variants, Vaccination Minister Taro Kono said on Tuesday.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare decided last week to provide booster injections to people who received the second dose of the vaccine eight months ago or earlier, on the grounds that researches found antibodies to prevent this disease decrease over time.
The launch of the vaccine expanded from medical personnel, starting in February, to people aged 65 and above in the spring, then people with underlying diseases such as diabetes, and eventually the general population.
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Kenyan president confirms military chief's death in plane crash

Kenyan president confirms military chief's death in plane crash

19 Apr 2024 | 8:50 AM

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Over 20 juveniles arrested in Australia's Queensland amid youth crime crackdown

19 Apr 2024 | 8:45 AM

Canberra, Apr 19 (UNI) Australian police reported on Friday that a three-week operation targeting high-risk juvenile offending recently concluded in Queensland's Gold Coast, with more than 20 young people apprehended and charged.

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Magnitude-5 6 earthquake rocks northern Turkish province of Tokat: AFAD

18 Apr 2024 | 11:53 PM

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8 Kenyan military officers killed in plane crash

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Nairobi, Apr 18 (UNI) A military helicopter crashed in northwestern Kenya on Thursday, resulting in the deaths of at least eight senior officers, a security source has confirmed.

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