Johnson & Johnson has started testing its Covid-19 vaccine on adolescents, beginning with those ages 16 and 17. The teens will be added to an ongoing study of the vaccine …
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The shipment of 360,000 Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccines that arrived in Yemen, as part of the first batch of 1.9 million doses it will receive throughout the year, is a “game-changer” …
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In the US, the first two available Covid-19 vaccines were those from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna. Both vaccines have very high “efficacy rates” of around 95 percent. But the third vaccine …
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On Wednesday, Yemen received 3,60,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses shipped via the COVAX facility, the UNICEF said in a statement Representational image. AP United Nations: The shipment of 3,60,000 Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccines …
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NEW DELHI : The European Union has asked India to allow it to buy 10 million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine from Serum Institute of India, a government official told …
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The centre today reassured states that it will continually replenish their supplies and urged the states to promptly supply vaccines to all government and private hospitals where there is a …
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India’s coronavirus vaccine outreach, or Vaccine Maitri, is continuing with full gusto, with the latest entrant being Fiji, which got a consignment of 100,000 doses. The vaccines were handed over by …
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NIH study shows promising immune cell response against some Covid variants that could be good news for vaccines
Mirimus lab scientists preparing to test COVID-19 samples from recovered patients on April 8, 2020 in Brooklyn, New York. Misha Friedman | Getty Images A type of T-cell responsible for …
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Three months after the United States’ COVID-19 vaccination campaign began, researchers are starting to collect data showing that the vaccines are just as good in the real world as they …
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Canada’s health department on Wednesday continues to back AstraZeneca Plc’s COVID-19 vaccine even as it updated its label to provide information on rare blood clots associated with a low platelet …
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The coronavirus vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech are proving highly effective at preventing symptomatic and asymptomatic infections under real-world conditions, federal health researchers reported on Monday. Consistent with clinical …
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 29: People walk by a sign for both a Covid-19 testing clinic and a Covid … [+] vaccination location outside of a Brooklyn hospital …
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One dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccines was 80% effective in preventing Covid in CDC study of health workers
A single dose of Pfizer or Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccines was 80% effective in preventing coronavirus infections, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study of vaccinated health-care …
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The head of the World Health Organization is asking rich countries to donate at least 10 million coronavirus vaccines so the UN health agency can reach its goal of vaccination …
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Biden meets his vaccination target, the CDC says students can be 3 feet apart, and cases surge in Europe. Here’s what you should know: Want to receive this weekly roundup …
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Chris Adams, 36, has spent the past year of the pandemic living with his grandparents in Wichita, Kan., and being “extremely strict” about social distancing. “I never went out,” he …
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Based on the rates of evolution seen in the endemic common cold coronaviruses, the scientists believe SARS-CoV-2 will start to change more slowly once infections start to die down. Scientists …
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At least 36 states have made some members of the clergy eligible for a vaccine before the rest of the population, according to a New York Times survey. The vaccines …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday handed over a representational key of 109 life-saving ambulances to his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka. During the delegation-level meeting, he also handed …
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It’s never been possible to know for sure how many people in the United States are sick with COVID-19 at a particular time. Instead, we combine all of the metrics …
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SARS-CoV-2 might cause its deadliest damage in the lungs, heart, and blood vessels. But its first stop in the human body is usually the nose, because that’s where inhaled viral …
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It is highly unlikely that we will be repeating phase-3 studies for every new vaccine based on a variant strain, but we do need alternative regulatory pathways, says Gagandeep Kang. …
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Vaccinations continue across the country amid weather complications, the US expands genome sequencing, and vaccine distribution takes shape worldwide. Here’s what you should know: Want to receive this weekly roundup …
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Top Cancer Organizations Urge President Biden To Prioritize Covid-19 Vaccines For People With Cancer
A group of 130 organizations have written to President Biden asking him and senior officials to … [+] prioritize people with cancer and survivors for Covid-19 vaccinations. getty Today a …
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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday (February 15), said that India will start administering vaccines to people above the age of 50 in March, 2021. “We will be in …
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Canadian Prime minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed that his country is “looking” for extra covid vaccines from India. Last week both PM Trudeau and Indian PM Narendra Modi spoke to each …