Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. MINQUADALE, Del. (AP) — Quintina Bolling did a happy dance. “I got my vaccination,” she cheered, waving her white card in the air and sharing the…
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Pfizer Exporting US-Made COVID-19 Vaccines to Mexico, Canada
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Pfizer began exporting COVID-19 vaccines to Mexico last week that were made in its U.S. plant in Kalamazoo, Michigan, according to Reuters. Last week’s shipment marks…
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AHA Guidance on Blood Clots Linked to COVID-19 Vaccine
A newly released report is offering guidance concerning rare conditions associated with COVID-19 as well as vaccines against the virus. The report was released today by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council Leadership in answer to the decision…
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Doctors More Likely to Prescribe Opioids to COVID ‘Long Haulers,’ Raising Addiction Fears
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Covid survivors are at risk from a separate epidemic of opioid addiction, given the high rate of painkillers being prescribed to these patients, health experts say….
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WH Considering Intellectual Property Waiver for COVID Vaccines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is considering options for maximizing global production and supply of COVID-19 vaccines at the lowest cost, including backing a proposed waiver of intellectual property rights, but no decision has been made, press secretary Jen…
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Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines Safe, Effective During Pregnancy
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines appear to be safe in pregnant patients, according to preliminary findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The…
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US to Share Up to 60 Million AZ Vaccine Doses Globally
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will start to share up to 60 million doses of AstraZeneca Plc’s coronavirus vaccine with other countries as soon as the next few weeks, the White House said on Monday. White House Press Secretary…
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COVID-19 Infection Conveys Imperfect Immunity in Young Adults
Do your patients think that getting COVID-19 is fully protective against subsequent reinfection? Tell it to the Marines. A study of U.S. Marine recruits on their way to boot camp at Parris Island, S.C., showed that those who were seropositive…
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Indian Coronavirus Cases Surge to New Record as Health System Staggers
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India reported the world’s highest daily tally of coronavirus infections for a second day on Friday, surpassing 330,000 new cases, as it struggles with a health system overwhelmed by patients and plagued by accidents. Deaths in the…
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Venezuela keen on J&J vaccine but seeks details on side effects, official says
FILE PHOTO: Vials labeled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” and syringe are seen in front of displayed Johnson&Johnson logo in this illustration taken, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationCARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela is interested in acquiring the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine for…
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