The Philippines has approved COVID-19 jabs for children as young as 12, an aide to President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday, as the country battles surging infections fuelled by the hyper-contagious Delta variant. Duterte’s government has been skewered over the glacial…
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Pfizer jab less effective, still protects against Indian strain: study
The Pfizer vaccine is slightly less effective but appears to still protect against the more transmissible Indian strain of the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a study by France’s Pasteur Institute. “Despite slightly diminished efficacy, the Pfizer vaccine probably…
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EU hints it might not order AstraZeneca jab again
The EU’s internal markets commissioner Thierry Breton hinted Sunday that the bloc might decide not to order AstraZeneca’s coronavirus jab again following delays in delivering the first batches of the vaccine. “We’re pragmatic. My priority, as far as the vaccines…
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The ebb and flow of COVID-19 vaccine support: What social media tells us about Australians and the jab
Australia’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout has hit yet another crossroads. Public confidence has wavered following the federal government’s announcement last week that the Pfizer vaccine was the preferred choice for people under age 50. The advice was based on an extremely…
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J&J jab effective in countries with variants: WHO experts
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The WHO’s expert vaccine advisers on Wednesday recommended Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 jab for use in countries where coronavirus variants of concern are circulating. The World Health Organization gave its seal of approval on Friday to…
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California man tests positive for COVID-19 weeks after second jab: report
Impact of equity requirements on coronavirus vaccine rollout ‘The Madness of Crowds’ author Douglas Murray argues red states are more successful in rolling out the coronavirus vaccine than blue states. A California man said he was diagnosed with COVID-19 three…
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Jab that perks up a man's love life and may ward off type 2 diabetes
Jab that perks up a man’s love life… and his health: Sex hormone injection may help ward off type 2 diabetes Researchers found testosterone therapy reduced risk of type 2 diabetes 40% The theory is that testosterone can actually turn…
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