Herald section
The latest health reporting from The Belfast Herald.
South Korea has signed a contract with Pfizer to purchase 30 million doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in 2022 as part of a plan to administer 50 million booster shots.
Ireland began registering children aged 12 to 15 for the COVID-19 vaccine, with over 50,000 already signed up. The move follows a recommendation from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee.
San Francisco mayor London Breed issues a mandate requiring proof of full vaccination in indoor public spaces, making San Francisco the first major U.S. city to do so.
British Columbia announces that everyone working in long-term care and seniors’ assisted living facilities will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by mid-October, becoming the first province in Canada to impose such a mandate.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services requires healthcare workers to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, affecting over 25,000 personnel across federal health agencies.
Denmark confirmed it will purchase 280,000 doses of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for 37 million crowns under a European Union agreement, with a price of approximately $20.9 per dose.
Bangladesh begins to vaccinate Rohingya refugees in 34 camps in Cox's Bazar district which borders Myanmar as the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases poses health risks in the camps where more than one million refugees are living.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and German state leaders agree to phase out free rapid testing from 11 October, requiring unvaccinated individuals to pay for tests to access indoor venues and events when regional infection rates reach 35 per 100,000.