Hong Kong’s health secretary says she is confident that all of its residents will be offered Covid vaccines by the end of 2021. The city has signed agreements to obtain more than …
Read More »CDC Says Fully Vaccinated People Can Meet In Small Groups Without Masks
People who are fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus can meet privately in small groups without masks or physical distancing, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which relaxes safety guidelines …
Read More »US Says Russia-Backed Media Is Spreading ‘Disinformation’ Of Covid Vaccine
Omnicare / CVS pharmacists distributed 140 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to residents, staff and some caregivers at the all-day clinic in the Watermark at Bellingham retirement community. Pete Bannan | …
Read More »US Scientists Skeptical About Single Injection Regimen For Pfizer And Moderna Covid Vaccines
WASHINGTON – US government scientists reject requests for one-dose regimens for two Covid-19 vaccines designed to be given with two injections, saying there is insufficient evidence that a single dose provides long-term …
Read More »‘Extraordinary times require extraordinary efforts’
Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky on Tuesday discussed the company’s unprecedented partnership with rival Merck to boost production of its Covid-19 vaccine. “Extraordinary times require extraordinary efforts,” Gorsky told CNBC’s Jim …
Read More »Chief of J&J Covid-19 Vaccine Shipments to States
Trucks carrying the recently licensed Covid-19 vaccine by Johnson & Johnson began being distributed en route Monday to states and sites that have been searching for more doses to increase vaccines. McKesson …
Read More »Covid-19 vaccination program in the UK Cut deaths, hospitalizations
LONDON – New evidence from the UK showed that Covid-19 vaccines dramatically reduced serious illness and deaths among older people after just one dose, reinforcing optimism that successful vaccination programs offer a …
Read More »Dr. Scott Gottlieb Says Data Shows Covid Vaccines Reduce Transmission
Dr. Scott Gottlieb said Monday that he sees promising signs suggesting that Covid vaccines are effective in reducing the spread of the virus from person to person, in addition to their well-documented …
Read More »Charts show how vaccines work
Pharmacist Murtaza Abdulkarim (left) administers a dose of AstraZeneca / Oxford Covid-19 vaccine to a patient at a temporary vaccination center, staffed by pharmacists and pharmacist assistants, at the Al-Abbas Islamic Center …
Read More »J&J Covid-19 Single-Dose Vaccine Effective in All Demographics, FDA Scientists Say
Johnson and Johnson‘s JNJ -2.01% The single-dose Covid-19 vaccine was effective “in all demographic subgroups” in a late-stage study, as scientists from the US Food and Drug Administration plan to report to …
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