Vaccination is highly effective at preventing severe cases of COVID-19, even against the Delta variant, a vast study in France has shown. The research published Monday—focusing on prevention of severe COVID and death, not infection—looked at 22 million people over…
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COVID-19 vaccines: British health officials refuse to approve shots for healthy children ages 12-15
White House warned to scale back vaccine booster shot plans by top health officials: Report Dr. Marty Makary weighs in on The New York Times report where top health officials allegedly indicated regulators needed more time to collect and review…
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Jabs have saved more than 84,000 say PHE figures
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EU regulator looking at new possible side-effects of mRNA COVID-19 shots
Slideshow ( 2 images )(Reuters) -Europe’s drugs regulator said on Wednesday it was looking into three new conditions to assess whether they may be possible side-effects related to COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna following a small number of cases….
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Hundreds of migrants vaccinated against coronavirus in U.S.-Mexico border city
FILE PHOTO: People stand in line to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as part of a government plan to inoculate Mexican border residents on its shared frontier with the United States, in Tijuana, Mexico…
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NYC to require vaccines or weekly testing for city workers
New York City will require all of its municipal workers—including teachers and police officers—to get coronavirus vaccines by mid-September or face weekly COVID-19 testing, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday. The rule is expected to affect about 340,000 city employees,…
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Allocating COVID vaccines based on health and socioeconomic factors could cut mortality
An estimated 43 percent of the variability in U.S. COVID-19 mortality is linked with county-level socioeconomic indicators and health vulnerabilities, with the strongest association seen in the proportions of people living with chronic kidney disease and living in nursing homes….
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COVID vaccines work just as well in obese people with 96% efficacy
COVID-19 vaccines work just as well in obese people, with up to 96% efficacy against infection, analysis finds All three vaccines available in the U.S, Pfizer, Moderna and J&J, are just as effective in obese people, a new analysis finds…
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Sweden Sees ‘Dark Clouds’ With Outbreaks of COVID Delta Variant
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish health officials warned on Friday of worrying local outbreaks of the COVID delta variant and urged people to get vaccinated to avoid a fourth wave of the pandemic. Sweden, an outlier in the fight against the…
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IMF, World Bank urge G7 to release surplus vaccines, increase transparency
FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a sign reading “Vaccination” in a vaccination center in Nantes as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign in France, June 3, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File PhotoWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The heads of the International…
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