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Speaking at a Council of Ministers meeting at the EU level, Health Minister Chris Fearne revealed that the booster administration was crucial against the pandemic as cases rose.
He highlighted the need for people to take their booster shot so that all of Europe can overcome the current phase of the pandemic which is ravaging most of the world.
He said that the decision to start rolling out booster jabs early was a very wise decision and that other European countries are taking the same route.
Furthermore, he said that the first consignment of the children’s COVID vaccine will be sent to Malta in the coming days. The Omicron variant has raised concerns by many officials around the world as it could evade immunity provided by current vaccines.
All countries will be receiving consignment of the COVID-19 vaccine for kids in the coming days. This will allow the jab to be offered to all children over 5 by end of January 2022. The EU has also donated over 350 million vaccines to external countries.
Malta has delivered one of the largest amounts of vaccines per capita. It recently donated 131,000 doses to Iran with the assistance of the European Commission.
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