New York is expected to receive its first doses of the coronavirus vaccine as early as this weekend, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. Cuomo said he expected the US Food and Drug Administration to grant emergency authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech…
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How to tackle a fear of needles in preparation for the Covid-19 vaccine
If you’re feeling nervous about getting the Covid-19 vaccine, you’re not the only one. While some have fears due to concerns about how the pandemic has been handled and others have bought into misinformation online, there’s another group of people…
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‘Route out’ of pandemic: UK gives 1st COVID-19 vaccine doses
A retired British shop clerk received the first shot in the country’s COVID-19 vaccination program Tuesday, the start of an unprecedented global immunization effort intended to offer a route out of a pandemic that has killed 1.5 million. Margaret Keenan,…
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Four volunteers who got Pfizer's vaccine developed Bell's palsy
Four trial volunteers who got Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine developed Bell’s palsy – but FDA denies that the temporary facial paralysis was caused by the shot Four people who received Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine in its clinical trial developed Bell’s palsy, a…
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New method for evaluating vaccine safety
A research group at the University of Turku, Finland, has led the development of a new method to evaluate vaccine safety. The new method may significantly reduce the use of animal testing in the vaccine industry. Vaccines are safe and…
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First in line for Covid vaccine? Some US health care workers say no
They can move to front of the line for a COVID-19 vaccine if they want, but some US health care workers are skeptical about taking a vaccine that was developed in record time—even as the pandemic rages on. Some want…
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Frontrunners in race for COVID-19 vaccine
Dozens of companies, from biotech start-ups to Big Pharma, are in the race to develop a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine, both to meet urgent medical need and for the potential payday. A US-German collaboration between Pfizer and BioNTech surged…
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How does the Pfizer vaccine work?
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The UK is the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination for coronavirus. The UK has secured…
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Japan residents to get free COVID-19 vaccine
Japan will give free coronavirus vaccines to all of its residents under a bill passed Wednesday, as the nation battles record numbers of daily cases. The bill, which says the government will cover all vaccine costs for Japan’s 126 million…
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Increasing HPV vaccine uptake in adolescents
More than 90 percent of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers could be prevented by widespread uptake of the HPV vaccine. Yet, vaccine use in the United States falls short of public health goals. In an article in JMIR Nursing, researchers explain…
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