Dr Katrina Cathie, from University Hospital Southampton, said initial results of the trial were expected at about Christmas and would “directly inform decisions about the roll-out of a second dose of a Covid-19 vaccine in this age group in the spring”. Source link
NEW DELHI: If you have been looking for where to get your dose of Coronavirus vaccine, Amazon Alexa can now help. Amazon has rolled out a new update in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare website and MapmyIndia. With the update Amazon’s voice-based smart assistant Alexa can help users find information on … Read more
Aug. 2, 2021 — The United States hit a major vaccine milestone on Monday as 70% of adults now have received at least one dose. According to White House COVID-19 Data Director Cyrus Shahpar, more than 468,000 doses were delivered Monday. President Joe Biden had set a goal of July 4 to have … Read more
By Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporters WEDNESDAY, July 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It takes two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to “wake up” cells that play a very important role in the body’s immune response, with the second dose increasing their numbers 100-fold, according to new research. The Stanford University study … Read more
Dr John Wright describes the goals of the CoV-Boost trial, which started this past week. Source link
In addition to doses of AZ, Pfizer and Moderna, some people will be given doses of vaccines from Novavax, Janssen, Valneva and CureVac, which are currently being trialled in large numbers of people, but have not yet been approved by the UK regulator. Source link
Prof Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England, said: “These data add to the growing evidence that vaccines are reducing Covid-19 infections and doing so in vulnerable and older populations, where it is most important that we provide as much protection from Covid as possible.” Source link
New Delhi: RS Sharma, Chairman, Empowered Group on Covid vaccination informed that now CoWIN does not schedule second dose vaccination appointment automatically. This comes after the Centre wrote to States and UTs to increase the interval between two doses of Covishield to 4-8 weeks in view of the emerging scientific evidence of increased protection if … Read more
Professor Jonathan Van-Tam says that for over 70s, both the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines are 60% effective against illness after the first dose. Source link
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Could one shot of a coronavirus vaccine be sufficient if you suffered a case of COVID-19 earlier in the pandemic? Yes, new research claims. A pair of new, small studies found that patients previously infected … Read more