COVID-19 vaccines are incredibly effective in preventing severe disease and deaths. We do see waning over time and that is why we take more than one dose.

And as we enter the 3rd year of the pandemic, we expect to see some waning over time. It depends on the type of vaccines you have taken, the number of doses and also age and underlying conditions.While there is some waning immunity over time, #COVID19 vaccines remain incredibly effective to prevent severe disease and death.Visiting the WHO Western Pacific Region this week, Dr @mvankerkhove explains ⬇ pic.twitter.com/BnPskAcPcR We will inevitably see more surges but these surges will continue to lower as more and more people get vaccinated and depending on what measures are taken to prevent the virus, how individuals respond to it, said Regional Emergencies Director Babatunde Olowokure Hence, it is extremely important that people get vaccinated and follow the COVID protocols.

Speaking on the 4th dose, the WHO official said, it is really critical that people get vaccinated. “But, first our focus is to make vaccines accessible to those who have not even received a single dose of them.

And, once that process is complete then we will focus more on the 4th dose," Kerkhove adds. Earlier, WHO officials spoke about the importance of vaccination pointing out that the majority of deaths remain amongst the unvaccinated, and older individuals and people with underlying conditions who have not received the full course of effective vaccines.

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Judge nixes travel mask mandate as COVID-19 cases inch up

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Mac Miller death: Man who dealt rapper fentanyl sentenced to more than 10 years in prison

LOS ANGELES - One of the men convicted in the 2018 death of rapper Mac Miller was sentenced Monday to 131 months — just shy of 11 years — for his role in supplying the late rapper fentanyl-laced pills which led to his fatal overdose in 2018.Ryan Reaves, 39, pleaded guilty last year to distributing fentanyl.Two others were also charged. Stephen Walter, 49, of Westwood, pleaded guilty to the distribution charge and is awaiting sentencing.

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Canada’s spring has been cold so far. Why it may linger for longer

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Shanghai lockdown continues, COVID-19 deaths reported

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Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo reveals death of newborn twin son

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Quebec logs 11 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations rise by 61

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Say it ain’t snow: Major spring blizzard slams southern Manitoba

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LinkedIn adds ‘Stay-at-Home Parent’ to list of job titles

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‘We’re All Going to the World’s Fair’ review: One of the year’s best films is a digital nightmare

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‘Doctor Who’ review: A pirate-themed Easter special is a throwaway romp

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Cristiano Ronaldo announces death of newborn son

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Highway work dips over 20% in FY22 owing to covid, rains

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CPC increases prices for Petrol & Diesel; Fuel limitations for series of vehicles lifted

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An anti-terrorism court on Monday (18) awarded death sentences to six and handed life imprisonment to seven as it announced its verdict in Sri Lankan citizen Priyantha Kumara’s lynching case, reported Pakistan Media.Kumara was lynched by a mob comprising hundreds of protesters, including the employees of the factory in Sialkot he was the manager of, on December 3rd 2021.The mob had tortured him to death and later burnt his body.A first information report was registered against 900 workers of Rajco Industries on the application of Uggoki Station House Officer Armaghan Maqt under sections 302, 297, 201, 427, 431, 157, 149 of the Pakistan Penal Code and 7 and 11WW of the Anti-Terrorism Act. Scores of suspects were arrested in the following days.The incident had seen widespread outrage and condemnation across Pakistan with politicians, scholars and civil society members calling for swift punishment to be meted out to the perpetrators.“The prosecution team presented a total of 43 witnesses in order to prove the crime against suspects,” Punjab Prosecution Department Secretary Nadeem Sarwar said in the press conference today, adding that forensic, audio and video evidence was also used to prove the crime.“In less than a month, the prosecution completed the testimonies of witnesses.

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DJ Kay Slay, Radio Host and Hip-Hop Pioneer, Dies at 55 After COVID-19 Battle

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New COVID-19 deaths grip Shanghai in latest outbreak

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
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