The World Health Organization and its Covax partners cautioned Monday against dismissing AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine after several setbacks, insisting it remained an important, life-saving tool. The AstraZeneca vaccine is currently a vital part of Covax, which was set up to…
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Posting COVID-19 vaccine selfies on social media can cause anger, frustration
As doctors across Canada receive COVID-19 vaccines, many are sharing photographs on social media to inspire hope and to encourage others to get vaccinated too. This has sparked a controversy around “vaccine selfies,” as other doctors say the pictures provoke…
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BioNTech-Pfizer pledges up to 75 mn more vaccine doses to EU
BioNTech and Pfizer said Monday they will ramp up their coronavirus vaccine deliveries to the European Union, pledging to send up to 75 million extra doses to the bloc in the spring. “Pfizer and BioNTech continue to work toward increased…
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‘You can’t catch Covid from someone who’s had a vaccine’ Dr Chris on vaccine breakthrough
Vaccine: Dr Chris Smith discusses transmission after vaccination Dr Chris Smith appeared on the Jeremy Vine show to discuss the latest regarding the vaccine. Dr Chris spoke of the brilliant breakthrough and said: “You can’t catch Covid from someone who…
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Official: Mexico nears approval of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine
Mexico was on the verge of approving the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V following the publication of early results of an advanced study, Mexican officials said Tuesday. Assistant Health Secretary Hugo López-Gatell, the government’s pandemic spokesman, said that the health…
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Study: Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine appears safe, effective
Russian scientists say the country’s Sputnik V vaccine appears safe and effective against COVID-19, according to early results of an advanced study published in a British medical journal. The news is a boost for the shot that is increasingly being…
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NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. RELENZA zanamivir 5 mg insufflation blister packs Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet? Please read this leaflet carefully before you start RELENZA ROTADISKS (hereafter referred…
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What happens if you skip or delay the second COVID-19 vaccine dose?
The coronavirus vaccine is seen as a dream in this long and grueling pandemic. But the rollout has been nothing short of a nightmare. With a lack of available slots, canceled appointments and a yearning for any semblance of normalcy,…
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How scammers are using COVID-19 vaccine to steal money, info
Scammers are using people’s desperation for COVID-19 vaccines in the midst of a pandemic as a bargaining chip to steal money and personal information. Though it doesn’t appear to be a widespread problem in Michigan, the state Attorney General’s Office…
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