WHO chief lambasts vaccine profits, demands elderly go first
.GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization chief on Monday lambasted drugmakers’ profits and vaccine inequalities, saying it...
Sinovac says its COVID-19 vaccine more effective with longer dosing interval
.BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s Sinovac Biotech said on Monday that a clinical trial in Brazil showed its COVID-19 vacc...
Pakistan approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
.ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for emergency use in Pakistan, the health minister said ...
Malaria killed more than 400,000 people across the world in 2019.JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African scientists have discovered chemical compounds that could potentially be used for a new line of d...
Gut bacteria tied to disease severity, immune response; high mental health toll seen in ICUs.(Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus an...
COVID-19 infection gives some immunity, but virus can still be spread, study finds
.LONDON (Reuters) - People who have had COVID-19 are highly likely to have immunity to it for at least five months, ...
What should I know about COVID-19 vaccines if I'm pregnant?.(AP) - What should I know about COVID-19 vaccines if I’m pregnant?
Vaccination is likely the best way to prevent COVID-19 in pregnanc...
Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine immunity to stay at least a year
.(Reuters) - Immunity from Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine should last at least a year, the company said on Monday at the J.P. Morg...
Trial of COVID-19 blood plasma finds no benefit in severely ill patients.LONDON (Reuters) - An international trial testing convalescent blood plasma on COVID-19 patients with moderate and severe illne...
India's quick nod to homegrown COVID-19 vaccine seeds doubt.NEW DELHI (AP) — As the director of a large hospital in the Indian state that has seen the country’s most coronavirus cases, Dr....
What we do and don't know about new Covid mutations.PARIS (AFP) - The emergence in Britain and South Africa of two new variants of Sars-CoV-2, which are potentially far more infectious versions of the...
S.Korea unveils inflatable isolation ward for COVID-19 patients.SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean researchers say they have designed an inflatable “negative pressure” ward for isolating and t...
The authorization comes as the need for such help grows ever greater. .LONDON (AP) — Britain has authorized a coronavirus vaccine developed by Moderna, the third to be licensed for use in the co...
Viruses constantly undergo minor changes as they spread from person to person..(AP) – New research suggests that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine can protect against a mutation found in two highl...
Moderna CEO says vaccine likely to protect for 'couple of years'.PARIS (Reuters) - Moderna’s COVID-19 mRNA vaccine is likely to offer protection of up to a couple of years, its chief executive s...
How quickly do I need a second COVID-19 vaccine shot?
.(AP) - How quickly do I need a second COVID-19 vaccine shot?
The first COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. require two doses a few weeks apart.
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Moderna COVID-19 vaccine gets the green light in Europe
.AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Union’s executive commission gave the green light Wednesday to Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine...
South Africa testing whether vaccines work against variant
.JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Scientists in South Africa are urgently testing to see if the vaccines for COVID-19 will be effective against the...
