More than 4 billion doses of anti-COVID vaccines have been administered around the world, eight months after the vaccination drive started, according to an AFP count Thursday. Global injections have slowed slightly: this fourth billion was reached in 30 days,…
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Novavaxs COVID-19 shots are 90% effective, company reports
The COVID-19 vaccine produced by Novavax showed an overall efficacy of 90% in a late-stage clinical trial, meaning the shot appears roughly as protective as those made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, the company announced Monday (June 14). The trial began…
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COVID booster shots likely needed within a year
Fully vaccinated people will likely need a COVID-19 booster shot within about a year, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert and Pfizer’s CEO said Wednesday. “We know that the vaccine durability of the efficacy lasts at least six months, and…
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Kiss, Kiss! Ashley Graham's Sweetest Breast-Feeding Shots With Son Isaac
Breast-feeding her boy! Ashley Graham has been nursing her and Justin Ervin’s son, Isaac, since his January birth. The newborn made his debut on an episode of the model’s “Pretty Big Deal” podcast the following month, feeding while his parents…
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Netherlands aims to begin Pfizer-BioNTech shots by Jan 8
The Dutch health minister said Thursday that coronavirus vaccinations using the Pfizer-BioNTech shots will start Jan. 8 if the European Union’s medicines agency approves it for use next week. Hugo de Jonge said that health authorities have developed a plan…
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COVID-19 vaccines can cause side effects. Here’s why that shouldn’t stop you from getting the shots
A friend of Paul Offit’s volunteered for one of the COVID-19 vaccine trials but, like everyone who participated, was not told whether he was injected with a placebo or the real thing. The morning after getting the second dose, the…
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Flu shots for kids protect everybody, study shows
(HealthDay)—When elementary school students get their annual flu shot, everyone benefits, a new study shows. An increased vaccination rate among grade schoolers in California was associated with a decrease in flu hospitalizations for folks in every other age bracket, researchers…
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