The country has ordered 51 million doses of the U.S.-manufactured vaccine, supplied under the brand Nuvaxovid, for its population of 26 million. Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday became the fifth coronavirus vaccine approved for use in Australia.The country has ordered 51 million doses of the U.S.-manufactured vaccine, supplied under the brand Nuvaxovid, for its population … Read more
Dec. 10, 2021 — The effectiveness of the two most common COVID-19 vaccines declined over time in an older group of patients, suggesting that booster doses may be needed to protect recipients over the long term, according to a new study. Also seen in that group of U.S. veterans, who had a median age of … Read more
Nov. 30, 2021 — The Moderna CEO says existing COVID-19 vaccines will likely be less effective against the new Omicron variant. “There is no world, I think, where [the effectiveness] is the same level … we had with Delta,” Stephane Bancel told the Financial Times. “I think it’s going to be a material drop,” he … Read more
Those under the age-bracket of 18–49 years with underlying medical conditions may receive a booster shot at least 6 months after receiving both the doses for their Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (Photo: Reuters) The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunisation Practices (ACIP) recommended Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as a booster shot for certain … Read more
Moderna vaccine produces more antibodies in the blood after getting the second dose than Pfizer, reveals study (Reuters Photo) Covid-19 vaccination: The recent study shows that antibody levels in recipients of the Moderna vaccine were comparatively higher than in those recipients of the Pfizer vaccine. The findings were published recently in JAMA Network Open and … Read more
The study has been carried in the Morbidity Mortality Weekly Report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In what appears to be an unfortunate development, scientists have found that the potency or effectiveness of Coronavirus vaccines has diminished in recent months. The findings which have been published by the scientists at … Read more
Recent epidemiological research has found the Delta (B.1.617.2) variant to be 40 per cent more contagious than the Alpha variant Reduced vaccine efficiency and high infectiousness during the pre-symptomatic phase are leading to rapid transmission of the coronavirus’ Delta variant, several studies have found. Recent epidemiological research has found the Delta (B.1.617.2) variant to be … Read more
University of Oxford and Office for National Statistics researchers conducted the study, the results of which were published in a pre-print The effectiveness of Oxford-AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines against the Delta variant of the coronavirus wanes over time despite offering considerable protection against the strain, a UK study has found. University of Oxford and Office … Read more
The indemnity issue was being addressed and under consideration Paul said. Moderna’s Covid vaccine has been granted permission for restricted use in India. The Drugs Controller General of India on Tuesday approved application from Cipla, which is partnering with Moderna, to import the vaccines for restricted use in the country. The mRNA vaccine was cleared … Read more
US health officials are investigating what appear to be higher than expected reports of heart inflammation in male teens and young adults after they get a second dose of the and Moderna vaccines. It’s not clear if the heart inflammation is caused by the shots and the reports still are rare, according to the Centers … Read more