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Older adults are especially good candidates to get a COVID booster.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday said the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine “performed well against COVID-19-associated hospitalisation in older adults”, a study found. The study was conducted by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control and the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
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The next generation of corona virus vaccines is described in a graphical guide.
US-based Gritstone plans to apply for UK and Australian authorisation this year for its bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, which it claims is safe andPrompted a strong antibody response when used as a booster. Gritstone’s bivalent vaccine is made up of two proteins that stimulate the memory B cells already established by other COVID-19 vaccines. It is…
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Daily summary about how vaccine could fight epidemics.
Moderna has signed a deal with India’s Serum Institute of India to collaborate on the development of its COVID-19 vaccine. Moderna will contribute an undisclosed amount to the Serum Institute and Moderna will also contribute an undisclosed amount to Serum Institute. Moderna is planning to conduct human trials of the vaccine by the end of…
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What a change a plucky African start-up could make in the vaccine world.
South African biotech firm Afrigen is seeking partners to help develop COVID-19 vaccines aimed at wealthy countries. This comes after international funders backed the mRNA project limits how much Afrigen can make from any mRNA vaccines sold in low- and middle-income countries. “We will need to produce a huge quantity of the vaccine,” the firm’s…
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The US is vulnerable to the flu because of vaccine fatigue.
Fewer than one in seven eligible people in the US have received a new COVID-19 vaccine booster, according to CDC data. Researchers said that the new shots may be better than the original vaccine, but it is not known whether they are any better than the original vaccine. The new shots also don’t cause the…
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Fauci rates the world’s response to Musk’s attack.
Germany has become the second country to approve the use of COVID-19 vaccines, with the country’s Health Ministry announcing that it has approved the use of two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for adults. The first dose of the vaccine will be given to adults in April and the second dose will be given in…
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Pfizer/BioNTech say that the updated Covid-19 booster protects against Omicron subvariants.
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said that he hopes the US’ new COVID-19 vaccine booster will encourage people to seek it. “As we head into…holiday season, we hope these updated data will encourage people to seek out…COVID-19 bivalent booster as soon as they are eligible,” Bourla added. Pfizer and BioNTech are developing a COVID-19 vaccine that…
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China is bracing for the impact of a virus that is rapidly spreading.
White House said that Americans can reduce their likelihood of having significant, preventable health issues in the next three to six months by getting an updated COVID-19 vaccine. It added that the administration’s push to encourage people to use all of the necessary tools is a part of achieving its ultimate goal of preventing serious…
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Hospitals are being hit by the wave of swine flu vaccines and treatments.
Children with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) may need to seek help from their pediatrician or have to go to the emergency department, a doctor has said. “That might be a sign that they need to seek help,” she added. The doctor further said that children and adults can stay healthy throughout the remaining fall and…
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There are early signs that a new surge is on the way.
India’s Health Ministry’s Director-General DS Madhavan has said that the COVID-19 vaccine is not a vaccine but it keeps giving antibody against RSV every month during those high-risk periods for high-risk children to give them additional protection. “It’s not a vaccine in that it doesn’t help the immune system make longer term immune protection,” Madhavan…
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The opinion isn’t a Pandemic of the unvaccinated.
A study found that if more people in US get their COVID-19 vaccine by end of the year, about 90,000 deaths could be prevented this fall and winter. “It’s a once-a-year shot, it’s not that inconvenient, not that big a deal, and it’s a great way to protect yourself,” Alison Galvani, one of the study…
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Pfizer/BioNTech say the updated Covid-19 booster’s protection against Omicron subvariants is significantly higher than original vaccin.
A US government study has found that the number of deaths due to coronavirus could rise by nearly 1,000 a day if COVID-19 vaccine boosters continue at their current pace. The study by The Commonwealth Fund found that vaccination against the virus had led to nearly 700,000 fewer hospitalizations in the US last year and…