Covid live: Germany to begin rollout of Novavax’s jab; New Zealand to end vaccine mandates after Omicron peak
by Jane Clinton (now); Léonie Chao-Fong and Tom Ambr from World news | The Guardian on (#5WBPP)
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South Africa's health department says it is changing Covid vaccination rules to try to increase uptake, as inoculations have slowed and the country has ample vaccine stocks.
The government is shortening the interval between the first and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine from 42 to 21 days and will allow people who have received two doses to get a booster three months after their second shot as opposed to six months previously, Reuters reported.
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