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Tag: Vaccines
08/17/2021
U.S. to Ship First of 500 Million Shots Pledged by Biden at G-7
President Joe Biden’s administration is sending 488,370 Pfizer Inc. Covid-19 vaccine doses to Rwanda, including the first shipments that are part of a pledge he made at a Group of Seven summit to donate 500 million doses worldwide.
08/17/2021
In Covid-19 Vaccination Push, Latin American Nations Are Catching Up to the U.S.
There is less vaccine hesitancy in the region, which has been hit hard during the pandemic.
08/18/2021
Religion to the rescue: How appeals to faith can inspire people to get COVID vaccination
People feel encouraged when their pastor says that getting vaccinated is a way of protecting human life or loving your neighbor.
08/03/2021
Solar fridges: the cool way to ensure Covid-19 vaccine delivery across Africa
“Powerful and marvellous” fridges mean sunlight can be used to keep vaccines cold.
08/12/2021
The F.D.A. authorized a third dose of Covid vaccines for immunocompromised people.
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized third doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s and Moderna’s coronavirus vaccines for some people with weakened immune systems, giving physicians more leeway to protect those who did not respond enough to an initial series of shots.
08/11/2021
California first state to require all teachers, school staff to get vaccinated or tested weekly
"Vaccinations are how we will end this pandemic,” said Gov. Gavin Newsom said in announcing the sweeping policy.
08/06/2021
China says it will provide 2 billion vaccine doses to the world
The pledge, which included a $100 million donation to Covax, intensifies competition with the U.S. over leadership in ending the pandemic.
08/07/2021
Opinion: What to Do With Our Covid Rage
In the spring, I received my Covid-19 vaccination shots from county health workers in an old building on the main street of a tiny Kansas town.
08/03/2021
How do we know vaccines won’t have long-term safety risks?
Whenever I talk to people about vaccines, the same questions come up over and over again: have we tested them for long enough?
08/05/2021
Moderna says its COVID-19 shot 93% effective six months after second dose
Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said on Thursday its COVID-19 shot was about 93% effective through six months after the second dose, showing hardly any change from the 94% efficacy reported in its original clinical trial.
06/29/2021
Mixing Covid jabs has good immune response, study finds
A mix-and-match approach to Covid vaccines - using different brands for first and second doses - appears to give good protection against the pandemic virus, a UK study has found.
06/28/2021