 Fauci: Boosters provide "strongest available protection" from omicron November 29, 2021 - 11:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci, who is President Joe Biden’s top medical adviser, believes that boosters for fully vaccinated individuals provide "the strongest available protection" from Covid, according to a White House readout of Biden’s meeting with Covid response team on the omicron variant on Sunday, November 26. "Fauci informed the President that while it will take approximately two more weeks to have more definitive information on the transmissibility, severity, and other characteristics of the variant, he continues to believe that existing vaccines are likely to provide a degree of protection against severe cases of Covid," the White House said. "The Covid Response Team’s immediate recommendation to all vaccinated adults is to get a booster shot as soon as possible." All adults are eligible for a booster if they were vaccinated six months ago or more with Pfizer or Moderna, or two months ago or more with Johnson & Johnson. Biden has restricted U.S. travel links starting Monday, November 29 with eight African countries including South Africa, where omicron was first identified.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh  The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”.U.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh.Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. |
