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Italy has started to offer a fourth dose of the covid vaccine or second booster to the over-60s, Italian health minister Roberto Speranza said on Monday.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has stopped short of urging Australias vaccine advisory panel to introduce a fourth dose for healthcare workers as he flagged a potential new booster shot designed specifically for the Omicron subvariants.

Hanoi is considering injecting the second booster dose, or the fourth dose, of COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable adults or those who jobs put them at high risk for exposure to COVID-19, starting this month.

Many countries are offering fourth doses of the vaccines, but most are for at-risk groups like the elderly.

1. Patients receiving the fourth dose of BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) showed reduced rates of symptomatic Covid-19 infection and hospitalization compared to their matched control over 30 days of follow-up. 2. Patients receiving the fourth dose of BNT162b2 were shown to have a lower rate of death compared to their matched control over 30 days of follow-up. […]

A regular series on the latest clinical studies from around the world – and what they mean ‘in practice’, compiled and written by Clare GP Dr Ray O’Connor

A fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) vaccine for over 60 has been approved in Israel. Two retrospective cohort studies now assess its Covid-19 prevention efficacy.

Researchers compare the efficacy of the SARS-CoV-2 Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 third- and fourth-dose vaccinations in Israel.

The latest recommendations have left many wondering about the importance of boosters for protection against COVID-19. Does the third shot wane over time? Is a fourth dose necessary?

The application of the second booster dose, also known as the fourth dose, has generated controversy. Learn about the recommendations of the authorities and how their approval has progressed in the world