Vaccine News
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Pfizer and BioNTech requested on Friday that the Food and Drug Administration expand the emergency use authorization for their coronavirus vaccine to permit its use in children ages 12 to 15.
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By AFP
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Pfizer-BioNTech asked for authorization Friday to use their Covid-19 vaccine on 12 to 15-year-olds in the United States, which could mark a crucial next step toward achieving herd immunity.
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By AFP
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Hong Kong on Friday confirmed it has requested AstraZeneca suspend delivery of its Covid-19 vaccine amid fears of severe side effects and concerns over its efficacy against new variants of the coronavirus.
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By AFP
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A study in Chile, which has one of the furthest-advanced vaccination campaigns in South America -- mainly with China's Coronavac, has found that a first dose alone does not protect against coronavirus infection.
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By AFP
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About 15 million doses of the single-shot coronavirus vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson were ruined in a factory error in the United States, The New York Times reported -- a blow to the company's efforts to quickly boost production.
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By AFP
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Nepal was set to restart Covid-19 inoculations after receiving a donation of doses from China, resuming a campaign that was put on hold because India slowed vaccine exports.
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By AFP
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A row over Covid-19 vaccine access escalated Friday, with France accusing Britain of "blackmail" in its dealings with the EU, and Russia and China of misusing vaccines to boost their foreign policy clout.
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The coronavirus crisis has provided an opening for fraudsters, in terms of sending fake emails on the subject of vaccines, such as competitions and prizes in return for questionnaires designed to steal data.
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By AFP
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The United States was among the biggest backers of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, but a series of blunders by the company eroded American authorities' confidence and have delayed rollout in the world's hardest-hit country.
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By AFP
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Vietnam has approved Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, its health ministry said Tuesday, two weeks after the Southeast Asian country kicked off its inoculation campaign.
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By AFP
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President Vladimir Putin on Monday dismissed foreign criticism of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine and said he planned to get a jab himself this week.
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By AFP
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South Africa has sold a million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for distribution in 14 fellow African nations, the health minister announced Sunday.
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By AFP
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday received a first dose of AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine, at the London hospital where he fought for his life almost a year ago, assuring the public the jab is safe."I literally did not feel a thing.
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By AFP
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The Nordic countries were among the first to suspend the use of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine amid fears of severe side effects and, unlike most of the rest of Europe, they're holding off on resuming the jabs.
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By AFP
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France's health regulator recommended Friday that only people aged 55 and over be administered AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine due to reports of blood clots, while giving the green light to resume its use after a brief suspension.
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By AFP
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Ukraine's inoculation drive has already been plagued by problems and now faces an alarming new roadblock: vaccine scepticism, fuelled by reports of side effects from AstraZeneca's jab.Even hospital workers are not immune to the jitters.
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By AFP
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China is poised to ease border restrictions to allow some foreigners -- including from the US, India and Australia -- back in, provided they have taken a Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccine.
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By AFP
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China will give United Nations peacekeeping troops 300,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine, the Chinese diplomatic mission to the UN said Monday, bolstering the 200,000 doses already pledged by India to protect 100,000 soldiers and police officers deploye...
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By AFP
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Ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva received his first coronavirus vaccine dose Saturday, calling on Brazilians to "avoid gatherings" just days after his return to politics following overturned corruption convictions.
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By AFP
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US biotech firm Novavax's Covid-19 vaccine was shown to be 100 percent protective against severe cases of the disease, including hospitalization and death, the company said Thursday following trials.
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By AFP
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The European Union approved the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine on Thursday -- the fourth jab to get the green light for the 27-nation bloc.The decision offers a boost for the EU's sluggish vaccination programme.
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By AFP
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Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores received a first dose of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus on Saturday, state television reported.
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Receiving the coronavirus vaccine – whichever of the approved vaccines is available – is not only important to your own health, it’s a matter of civic duty. The same as voting, this is something essential for the good of society.
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By AFP
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Australia's prime minister on Friday played down the impact of Italy's landmark decision to block the export of 250,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses due to be delivered.
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By AFP
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Italy said Thursday it has blocked a shipment to Australia of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine in the first such export ban under an EU vaccine monitoring scheme.
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The biggest placebo-controlled trial of psychedelic medications yet run indicates that the reported psychological benefits of microdosing are in fact explainable by the placebo effect.
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By AFP
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From "Jolene" to "Vaccine" -- country music legend Dolly Parton has received her first Covid shot, and urged Americans to follow her lead with a rewrite of her classic hit singing the vaccine's praises.
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By AFP
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President Joe Biden said Tuesday the United States would have enough vaccine for its entire adult population by the end of May, as he announced a deal for pharma giant Merck to produce the shot developed by rival Johnson & Johnson.
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By AFP
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President Joe Biden said Tuesday the United States would have sufficient vaccine supply by the end of May to inoculate the entire US adult population.
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By AFP
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The single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine is highly effective in preventing severe Covid-19, including newer variants, according to documents released by the US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday.
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Vaccine Image
This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19. isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. NIAID-RML (CC BY 2.0)
Joseph Prezioso, AFP/File
A young woman shows off her flu shot after receiving vaccine at a local drug store. Whoisjohngalt (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Sanofi Pasteur headquarters, Lyon Sanofi Pasteur / Diana Romero
File photo: A nurse wearing blue gloves administers a vaccine into a male patient's arm. Rhoda Baer (National Institutes of Health) Public domain.
On August 10, 2018, an Ebola vaccination team member administers the Ebola vaccine in Beni, North Kivu, DRC. UNICEF/UN0228792 / Mark Naftalin
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Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Tina Close administers a yellow fever shot to Engineman Fireman Sony Ngeburi aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Starkey
Screen grab of mother holding infant girl in Intensive Care Unit. The baby has pertussis and is coughing severely. Mayo Clinic
A patient receives an injection from a hospital nurse. Fermilab
Countries and organisations that have announced advance agreements to acquire doses of COVID-19 vaccines Simon MALFATTO, AFP
The CDC is recommending that pregnant women get the flu vaccine to protect themselves and their unborn children. CDC
Despite cutting the question and answer period short as he was losing his voice, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got a loud and long standing ovation Wednesday night at the UWO in London, Ontario, Canada.
File photo: A healthy volunteer receives an experimental universal influenza vaccine known as H1ssF_3928 as part of a Phase 1 clinical trial at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. (Image dated June 6, 2017). National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH
An FDA laboratory worker injects an influenza virus into an egg, where it will grow before being harvested—one of the many complex steps involved in creating a traditional flu vaccine. U.S. Food and Drug Administration
HPV-vaccine- Gardasil (Japan) Melvil
Key facts on main authorised Covid-19 vaccines Jonathan WALTER, AFP
You will not be expected to pay for a coronavirus vaccine and there’s no way for you to pay to get the vaccine early, and that is a fact. DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando
Child receiving a measles vaccination. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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