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Israel’s vaccine ‘magic’ has started working as cases of coronavirus among vulnerable ages have dived since the second Pfizer dose was doled out. But in a blow to Britain’s strategy to leave 12 weeks between doses, the new study warns the first jab isn’t ‘very effective’ in reducing cases. Nearly 40 percent of the population … Read more
Auschwitz-Birkenau, near the town of Oswiecim, in what was then occupied Poland Auschwitz-Birkenau was a concentration and extermination camp used by the Nazis during World War Two. The camp, which was located in Nazi-occupied Poland, was made up of three main sites. Auschwitz I, the original concentration camp, Auschwitz II-Birkenau, a combined concentration and extermination … Read more
A Georgia clinic that flouted the state’s rules for who is eligible to get COVID-19 vaccins and gave teachers shots ahead of their turn has been barred from giving any vaccines for six months. State health officials seized about 470 doses of Pfizer vaccine from the Medical Center of Elberton on Friday, after discovering it … Read more
COVID-19 vaccines have raised ‘no red flags’ for pregnant women after more than 10,000 mothers-to-be got their shots, Dr Anthony Fauci said. Pregnant women were not included in the COVID-19 vaccine trials run by Moderna and Pfizer. This is a common practice meant to protect these women and their developing babies from potential risks. But … Read more
Covid survivors are almost twice as likely to suffer side effects from Pfizer’s vaccine compared to those who have never contracted the virus, data suggests. Figures from a symptom-tracking app show 33 per cent of people who had already been struck down the virus endured at least one mild side effect — such as fatigue … Read more
Covid survivors are almost twice as likely to suffer side effects from Pfizer’s vaccine compared to those who have never contracted the virus, data suggests. Figures from a symptom-tracking app show 33 per cent of people who had already been struck down the virus endured at least one mild side effect — such as fatigue … Read more
Number 10 has launched the world’s first trial into whether mixing and matching coronavirus vaccines is safe and can enhance protection against the disease. The study of more than 800 patients will look at the effect of giving someone an initial dose of the Oxford University jab, followed by the Pfizer one, and vice versa. Scientists will … Read more
The Biden administration is currently trying to find outside firms to help boost production of coronavirus vaccines, a new report claims. White House officials have allegedly reached out to several companies to ask about aiding with the fill and finish portion, or filling vials with the vaccine itself, sources exclusively told The Daily Beast. It … Read more
By Eleanor Hayward Health Correspondent What is the South African variant? It was first found in Nelson Mandela Bay in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province in mid-October. Like the UK’s Kent variant, the mutant strain quickly became dominant and drove a ferocious second wave. There are two key mutations that give it an advantage – these are … Read more
The family of a Tennessee nurse who fainted on live TV after getting her COVID-19 vaccine say she is being harassed by conspiracy theorists who are peddling the false claim that she is now dead. Tiffany Dover, a 30-year-old nurse manager at the CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, fainted after receiving her first dose of the Pfizer … Read more