BERLIN (Reuters) – Far more people in Germany will get a coronavirus vaccination from April when family doctors start giving them but the idea that 25% of the population can get a shot in just a month is unrealistic, Health…
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Canada vaccine committee advises against use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots for 65 years and above
Slideshow ( 2 images )TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization released new guidelines on Monday that advise against vaccinating people who are 65 years and older with AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, citing lack of information about efficacy in…
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Pfizer study deals new blow to South Africa's vaccine hopes
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Scientists will meet on Thursday to advise South Africa’s government on its next steps after a study suggested the dominant local coronavirus variant may reduce antibody protection from Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine by two-thirds.FILE PHOTO: A woman holds…
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Vaccinated people need not quarantine post COVID-19 exposure, CDC says
People queue to receive coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccinations at the LA Mission homeless shelter on Skid Row, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 10, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson(Reuters) – People who have received the full course of COVID-19 vaccines can skip…
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62.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines delivered, 43.2 million administered: U.S. CDC
FILE PHOTO: Registered pharmacist fills a dead volume syringe with the COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site in William Reid Apartments in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., January 23, 2021. Mary Altaffer/Pool via REUTERS(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for…
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