Chafing under Spain’s sluggish vaccination rollout, regional health authorities and doctors are urging the central government in Madrid to widen the categories of people who can receive the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. While other European countries like Germany, France and Italy…
Read MoreSpacing COVID-19 vaccine doses has benefits, but longer-term outcomes depend on robust immunity
Delaying second doses of COVID-19 vaccines should reduce case numbers in the near term. But the longer-term case burden and the potential for evolution of viral “escape” from immunity will depend on the robustness of immune responses generated by natural…
Read MoreContinued vigilance needed as COVID lockdown is relaxed in England, warn researchers
Researchers have reported findings from round nine of the REal-time Assessment of Community Transmission Study (REACT-1) that estimates community prevalence of infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in England. The SARS-CoV-2 virus is the agent responsible for…
Read MoreCheers and Hope as Doctor Gets Nigeria’s First COVID-19 Vaccine
ABUJA (Reuters) – A doctor who has spent the past year treating COVID-19 patients on Friday became the first person in Nigeria to be vaccinated against the disease, kicking off a mammoth campaign that aims to inoculate 80 million people…
Read MoreHow to get the COVID-19 vaccine at Kroger
Getting the COVID-19 vaccine at Kroger As COVID-19 cases continue to surge across the United States, health officials are urging everyone who is eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine to get one as soon as possible. All the more so because…
Read MoreCoronavirus vaccine side effects: Bell’s palsy listed as a possible side effect
Dr Amir criticises argument for not taking coronavirus vaccine When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.Our Privacy Notice explains more about…
Read MoreCalifornia to give 40% of vaccine doses to vulnerable areas
California will begin setting aside 40% of all vaccine doses for the state’s most vulnerable neighborhoods in an effort to inoculate people most at risk from the coronavirus and get the state’s economy open more quickly. Two officials in Gov….
Read MoreContagious Brazil COVID Variant Evades Immunity, Scientists Warn
LONDON (Reuters) – A highly transmissible COVID-19 variant that emerged in Brazil and has now been found in at least 20 countries can re-infect people who previously recovered from the disease, scientists said on Tuesday. In a study of the…
Read MoreVaccine nationalism will block our path out of the pandemic. How do we resist our tribal instinct?
Most nations are currently focusing their efforts to defeat the pandemic within their own borders, under pressure to help their citizens first. But this is a global problem and governments need to work together to eradicate COVID. To avoid hardening…
Read MoreUS brings forward vaccine goal, Brazil deaths hit new peak
The United States will have enough COVID-19 vaccines for its adult population by the end of May, President Joe Biden said Tuesday, while Brazil’s troubles deepened as it registered its highest 24-hour death toll. The two countries have the largest…
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