mRNA vaccines are highly effective in preventing COVID-19 associated hospital admissions related to the alpha, delta, and omicron variants. But three doses are needed to achieve a similar level of protection against omicron ...
Mar 9, 2022
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With as much turmoil and negativity as the COVID-19 pandemic has supplied, there may be a silver lining when it comes to a new vaccine study for those suffering with HIV.
Mar 8, 2022
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A review of adverse events following vaccination against COVID-19 with mRNA vaccines in the U.S. confirms that most side effects were mild and decreased substantially after one day. The new study, published in The Lancet ...
Mar 7, 2022
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Additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine are recommended for immunocompromised patients, especially for organ transplant recipients who are least able to make antibodies to fight off coronavirus, say experts in The BMJ today.
Mar 2, 2022
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The World Health Organization said Wednesday it would establish a global biomanufacturing training hub in South Korea to serve poorer countries wishing to produce their own vaccines, insulin and cancer treatments.
Feb 23, 2022
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The first African countries selected to receive the technology necessary to produce mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 are Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia, a summit meeting of European Union and African ...
Feb 18, 2022
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German vaccine maker BioNTech, which developed the first widely approved shot against COVID-19 together with Pfizer, unveiled plans Wednesday to establish manufacturing facilities in Africa that would boost the availability ...
Feb 16, 2022
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China, the country that first detected the novel coronavirus, remains one of the few not to have imported one of the exceptionally effective mRNA COVID vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna. Instead, it has so far relied ...
Feb 15, 2022
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A nationwide study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the first to show that immunity against severe COVID-19 disease begins to wane four months after receipt of the third dose of an mRNA vaccine ...
Feb 11, 2022
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New research in the February 2022 issue of Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (JNCCN) confirms that mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 are just as safe for people with cancer as they are for cancer-free individuals. ...
Feb 7, 2022
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