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Study examines antibody response to COVID-19 vaccination in patients with kidney failure
In a recent study, most patients with kidney failure who were undergoing hemodialysis developed a substantial antibody response following the…
Benefits Outweigh the Risks of AstraZeneca COVID Shot as Review Continues: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – A World Health Organization (WHO) vaccine safety panel said on Wednesday that it considers that the benefits…
Shortages stymie Brazil vaccination drive
Hard-hit Brazil’s drive to vaccinate its population against COVID-19 has stumbled this week as a lack of doses forced authorities…
Reports of excess doses brings lines to vaccination site
Long lines formed and confusion spread at a mass coronavirus vaccination site in Massachusetts when news spread that there were…
U.S. CDC Committee of Independent Health Experts Recommends Vaccination with Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Persons Ages 16 Years and Older
NEW YORK and MAINZ, GERMANY, December 12, 2020 — Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) announced today that the U.S. Centers for…
Little impact of COVID-19 pandemic on routine childhood vaccination in Australia
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread social disruption globally, with routine immunization services affected in many countries. Researchers from the…
Johnson & Johnson Starts Its Phase 3 COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
UPDATE (September 23, 2020): At the end of March, as the severity of the coronavirus pandemic and COVID-19 were becoming…
Corona-the package of measures does not provide for compulsory vaccination: a fact check
Claim: A Corona-vaccination in Germany is a done deal. Assessment: compulsory vaccination against Coronavirus is not yet decided. The on…
Dog rabies vaccination programs affect human exposure, prophylaxis use
The World Health Organization has made it a goal to eliminate human rabies deaths due to dog bites by the…