-65 percent of those infected were women, while more than 40 percent were people over the age of 65 Approximately 5,800 fully vaccinated Americans — out of 66 million who…
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Third Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine dose ‘likely’ needed within year, CEO says
Those who completed the two-dose regimen for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine will likely need a third shot within 12 months, CEO Albert Bourla said. There is also a chance people will…
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US halts use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after blood clot cases
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) together with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending a pause in the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19…
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Substances behind strange illness in Kano laced with poison – NAFDAC
Ebun Francis| The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confirmed that substances behind strange illness in Kano state were laced with “hydroxylamine” — a chemical used…
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The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa may evade the protection provided by Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to some extent, a real-world data study in Israel found, though its prevalence in…
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