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How does the Moderna vaccine work? It works in a similar way to the jab from Pfizer/BioNTech. Coronavirus is studded with “spike proteins” that it uses to enter human cells. Covid-19 vaccines target this spike protein. The Moderna and Pfizer vaccines use synthetic messenger RNA (mRNA), a genetic material that contains information about the spike … Read more
It’s been over 25 years since Mariah Carey released her holiday mega-hit, All I Want for Christmas is You, but her status as festive season’s icon has only grown over time. And, on Thursday, one of the star’s loyal fans gushed about receiving an ornament, made to resemble her 1994 holiday album Merry Christmas, from his spouse. … Read more
The FDA will approve Pfizer’s COVID vaccine tonight, hours after being slammed by Trump for taking so long to get it off the ground. According to anonymous sources cited by The New York Times, staffers are now rushing to get the paperwork complete and it’ll be done by the end of the day. Earlier, Trump … Read more
‘Get the damn vaccines out now!’ Trump rages at ‘slow turtle’ FDA for taking so long to approve Pfizer vaccine and tells them ‘stop playing games and start saving lives’ – as Azar says approval may still take ‘a couple of days’ Trump tweeted on Friday that the FDA was a ‘slow turtle’ taking too … Read more
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) vaccine advisory panel has voted to give Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine emergency approval. After nearly nine hours of deliberation, 17 members of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted in favor of issuing emergency use authorization for the first coronavirus vaccine to be distributed in the U.S. … Read more
Canada has become just the second country in the world to approve Pfizer Inc’s coronavirus vaccine, and may start immunizing residents as early as next week. On Wednesday, the country’s health regulator, Health Canada, posted on its website that it had authorized the jab after a two-month independent review on safety and efficacy. ‘Canadians can … Read more
BREAKING: Canada becomes second country to approve Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine a week after the UK gave the shot the greenlight – but the US FDA won’t authorize it for at least another day On Wednesday, Health Canada approved the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE The government is set … Read more
Vlad breathes easy: Russian politicians approve lifetime immunity from prosecution for presidents following reforms announced by Putin The draft legislation would expand Putin’s immunity to cover his whole lifetime It was part of a package of reforms approved in a referendum last summer The reforms would also allow Putin, 68, to run for two more … Read more
Dr Anthony Fauci has slammed Britain for rushing through approval of the Pfizer vaccine too quickly as he accused the regulatory board of not carrying out thorough checks. The chief medical advisor in the US warned people may not want to take the injection if they feel it has not undergone sufficient analysis as he added … Read more
Matt Hancock faced a backlash today after claiming Brexit meant the UK beat the rest of the world to approve the new coronavirus vaccine. The Health Secretary boasted that the Europeans were ‘moving a little bit more slowly’ due to extra red tape – but stressed that the Pfizer BioNTech jab had still gone through … Read more