By Dania Nadeem, Carl O’Donnell (Reuters) – Novavax Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine was 96% effective in preventing cases caused by the original version of the coronavirus in a late-stage trial conducted in the …
Read More »Novavax vaccine 96% effective against original coronavirus, 86% against British variant in UK trial
By Dania Nadeem, Carl O’Donnell (Reuters) – Novavax Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine was 96% effective in preventing cases caused by the original version of the coronavirus in a late-stage trial conducted in the …
Read More »Brazil Hospitals Push To Limit As COVID-19 Death Toll Rises
By Lisandra Paraguassu, Diego Vara BRASILIA / PORTO ALEGRE (Reuters) – Hospitals in Brazil’s major cities are reaching capacity, health officials warned, as the country recorded the highest death toll from COVID-19 …
Read More »Novavax vaccine 96% effective against original coronavirus, 86% against British variant in UK trial
By Dania Nadeem, Carl O’Donnell (Reuters) – Novavax Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine was 96% effective in preventing cases caused by the original version of the coronavirus in a late-stage trial conducted in the …
Read More »How a small Pennsylvania pharmacy is vaccinating thousands
By Hannah Beier, Maria Caspani SCHWENKSVILLE, Pa. (Reuters) – Behind the counter at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, near Philadelphia, owner Mayank Amin has been working late into the night since his independent …
Read More »North America Records Drop in COVID-19 Cases, Brazil Rise Worrying, Says PAHO
BRASILIA (Reuters) – New COVID-19 cases continue to decline in North America, but infections in Latin America continue to rise, particularly in Brazil, where a resurgence has caused record daily deaths, the …
Read More »How a small Pennsylvania pharmacy is vaccinating thousands
SCHWENKSVILLE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – By Hannah Beier and Maria Caspani Dr. Mayank Amin draws Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus disease vaccine (COVID-19) at a clinic run by Skippack Pharmacy in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA, March 7, …
Read More »UK variant of COVID-19 has significantly higher death rate, study finds
LONDON (Reuters) – A highly infectious variant of COVID-19 that has spread around the world since it was first discovered in Britain late last year is between 30% and 100% more deadly …
Read More »New US COVID-19 Cases Dropped 12% Last Week, Vaccines Top 2 Million a Day
(Reuters) – The United States reported a 12% decline in new COVID-19 cases last week, while vaccines raced to a record 2.2 million injections per day, according to a Reuters analysis of …
Read More »Pfizer / BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Neutralizes Brazil Variant in Lab Study
FILE PHOTO: A medical worker prepares to dilute a vial of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination center in Singapore on March 8, 2021. REUTERS / Edgar Su NEW YORK …
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