Ukraine’s health ministry on Saturday reported a one-day record of 793 deaths from COVID-19. Ukraine has been inundated by coronavirus infections in recent weeks, putting the country’s underfunded medical system under severe strain. The ministry said 25,063 new infections had…
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Shot of a Lifetime: How Pfizer is Partnering with CMOs to Increase COVID-19 Vaccine Production and Reach More People
MRNA VS. CONVENTIONAL VACCINES Working Together to Empower Women Reducing Health Disparities in Latino Communities Pfizer Women’s Resource Group Universal vs. Single Payer Healthcare On a Sunday afternoon in May of 2020, Amy Genest’s phone rang. She recognized the number…
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England Sees Record COVID Prevalence in October
LONDON (Reuters) – COVID-19 prevalence in England rose to its highest level on record in October, Imperial College London said on Thursday, led by a high numbers of cases in children and a surge in the south-west of the country….
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COVID-19: WHO expresses ‘grave concern’ over cases in Europe
Dr. Siegel confident on FDA approval of COVID vaccine for young children Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel discusses the necessity to vaccinate children with medical concerns between 5-11, the new age group approved for the Pfizer vaccine, for…
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Delta Variant Does Not Appear to Make Children Sicker
(Reuters) – The Delta variant of the coronavirus does not appear to cause more severe disease in children than earlier forms of the virus, a UK study suggests. Earlier this year, the research team found the Alpha variant of the…
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COVID-19 waves in Kenya explained by socio-economic differences and introduction of variants
Combining data on antibody prevalence, PCR test results, genomic surveillance and population mobility from smartphones has allowed infectious disease modelers to explain the evolution of the first three COVID-19 waves that have affected Kenya since the start of the pandemic….
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Noted COVID-19 researchers reminde that poor countries must be vaccinated to end pandemic
Two well-known vaccine researchers, Dame Sarah Gilbert, one of the co-developers of the Oxford vaccine and Richard Hatchett, head of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, have issued a reminder to the world that the pandemic will not end unless…
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Pediatric COVID-19 vaccine trial underway
A pediatric COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial is underway in St. Louis, led by Washington University School of Medicine. About 140 area children, ages six months to 11 years, are to receive the two-shot Moderna vaccine or placebo at St. Louis…
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Sanofi Says Good Results From Flu Shot With mRNA COVID Booster Study
PARIS (Reuters) – French healthcare company Sanofi said on Wednesday that it had seen positive results in the first study of a high-dose influenza vaccine delivered at the same time as a COVID-19 mRNA booster. Sanofi said the interim results…
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Canada’s Overworked Healthcare Sector Braces for Staff Shortages as Vaccine Mandates Loom
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Canada’s health and long-term care industries are bracing for staff shortages and layoffs, as deadlines for vaccine mandates loom across the country, with unions pushing federal and provincial governments to soften hard-line stances. For hospitals and nursing…
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