Now playing Next Netherlands European Medicines Agency approves Omicron booster vaccine The agency expects these vaccines to "help maintain optimal protection" against a continually evolving coronavirus 01/09/2022
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Now playing Next Health news Subvariant BA.2: What we know about the most dominant COVID strain BA.2, one of three known subvariants of Omicron, is now the most dominant form of COVID in the world, believed to be more transmissible than previous strains. 30/03/2022
Now playing Next Health news Moderna seeks emergency approval for COVID vaccine in kids under 6 Moderna’s COVID vaccine is around 44 per cent effective for children aged 6 months to 2 years old, early clinical trial results show. 23/03/2022
Now playing Next Health news 1 in 4 symptomatic children hit by long COVID, says new study Data from more than 80,000 children with COVID suggests a quarter of them had symptoms that lingered for at least 4-12 weeks. 15/03/2022
Now playing Next Health news Moderna COVID vaccine approved by EU regulator for children aged 5-11 The European Medicines Agency also recommended booster shots for children aged 12 and older. 03/03/2022
Now playing Next Health news COVID vaccines for children: How do European countries compare? The EMA authorised the use of the Pfizer vaccine for children over 5 years-old and the Omicron variant has put a renewed focus on countries' vaccination campaigns. Which European countries are now vaccinating young people? 25/02/2022