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The booster shots are now authorized for children as young as 5 years old.

The U.S. is about to offer updated COVID-19 booster shots to kids as young as 5

Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said that authorities inspected a Maiden Pharmaceuticals factory in Sonepat and found 12 violations of good practices, following which production was ordered stopped

Authorities in India have stopped production of cough syrup at a factory linked to children's deaths in Gambia after they found violations, a state minister told Reuters partner ANI on Wednesday.

The phase 3 clinical trial of the first antidote against COVID, VINCOV-19, is expected to begin soon as the drug is ready for market authorization. VINCOV-19 is a joint effort of the University of Hyderabad (UoH), the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and VINS Bioproducts Limited.

Contingency plans are being put in place amid fears of a Covid spike in the coming weeks

Royal Pharmaceutical Society has issued advice on safe storage

Medicines are supposed to be stored in a cool and dry place but many are ignoring advice and putting drugs in bathroom cabinets.

Less than 10% of eligible residents have rolled up their sleeves for updated vaccines.