Ireland to vaccinate all citizens by September: minister Ireland plans to vaccinate every citizen in the nation against the coronavirus by September, health minister Stephen Donnelly said Thursday. Jan 21, 2021 0 4
Hungary first EU member to license Russian virus jab Hungary on Thursday became the first European Union member to grant preliminary approval for Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus jab, also licensing the AstraZeneca vaccine while blasting the bloc's "exceptionally slow" vaccination ... Jan 21, 2021 0 3
Either trivalent flu vaccine safe for use in seniors Either the trivalent adjuvanted inactivated influenza vaccine (aIIV3) or the trivalent high-dose inactivated influenza vaccine (HD-IIV3) is safe to use in older adults, according to a study published online Jan. 14 in JAMA ... Jan 21, 2021 0 4
Dental practices rebound as U.S. dentists look forward to COVID vaccine The coronavirus pandemic hit dental practices hard early in 2020, as COVID-19 fears kept millions of Americans from seeking routine oral health care. Jan 21, 2021 0 7
Lilly: Drug can prevent COVID-19 illness in nursing homes Drugmaker Eli Lilly said Thursday its antibody drug can prevent COVID-19 illness in residents and staff of nursing homes and other long-term care locations. Jan 21, 2021 0 426
Germany's Merkel points to variant risk as infections drop Germany is seeing a promising decline in new coronavirus infections, but must take "very seriously" the risk posed by a more contagious variant and will have to be cautious whenever it starts easing its lockdown, Chancellor ... Jan 21, 2021 0 4
US resumes WHO support, launches $1.9 trillion virus plan The United States on Thursday said it would resume its funding for the UN's health agency as President Joe Biden shifts towards greater international cooperation in the fight against COVID-19, while also launching a $1.9 ... Jan 21, 2021 0 4
Estrogen receptors in mom's placenta critical during viral infection Researchers at Duke and Mt. Sinai have identified a molecular mechanism that prevents a viral infection during a mother's pregnancy from harming her unborn baby. Jan 21, 2021 0 141
New study on the role of monocytes in sarcoidosis The cause of the inflammatory lung disease sarcoidosis is unknown. In a new study, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have investigated whether a type of immune cell called a monocyte could be a key player in sarcoidosis ... Jan 21, 2021 0 6
Fitter, better rested, more appreciative: Research reveals the positive changes experienced by some during lockdown National lockdowns have been the most profound and significant public health interventions within living memory. They have been difficult socially and economically, and have negatively affected people's health in many different ... Jan 21, 2021 0 2
