Japan started administering COVID-19 booster shots on Wednesday to individuals who received their second shot at least eight months ago amid growing concerns about the spread of a new coronavirus variant.Third doses of the vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE were provided to health care professionals across the country, with the elderly and others expected to receive their booster shots from January to prevent the spread of infections and severe symptoms.The government decided to administer booster shots after vaccine-induced immunity against infection was found to wane over ti…READ FULL ARTICLE
