Representational file image. | Photo Credit: AP A safety monitoring system flagged that U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech’s updated COVID-19 shot could be linked to a type of brain stroke in older adults, according to preliminary data analysed by U.S. health authorities. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and … Read more
June 30, 2022 – Ask the sibling of any celebrity and they’ll tell you they don’t get anywhere near the same attention. The same is true for coronaviruses – the one that causes COVID-19 has been in the spotlight for more than 2 years now, while the others at the moment circulate in relative obscurity. … Read more
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As the United States mourns one million deaths from COVID-19, a new study indicates the grim tally could have been worse. Use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine prevented more than 110,000 deaths and … Read more
According to the scientists, Lester’s condition was reportedly due to a long-term infection caused by his immunocompromised medical condition. A man from the UK who tested positive for Coronavirus for more than seven months straight has been successfully treated with a Covid-19 vaccine, as per media reports. This is the very first time that a … Read more
For hospitalisations, vaccine effectiveness fell from 85 per cent to 73 per cent over the same time frame, they said. The effectiveness of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children waned quickly during the Omicron surge in the US, especially among those aged 5 to 11 years, but the preventive was still protective against severe disease, … Read more
“All individuals who are fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine, meaning they have received both doses, will now be eligible for a booster dose 90 days (or three months) after the second dose instead of the current 180 days (or six months) interval,” the Department said in a statement on Tuesday. The South African Department … Read more
During the study period, 197,535 patients were infected with SARS-CoV-2, and of those 15,786 were admitted to the hospital. A third dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine conferred higher effectiveness against infection and hospitalisation than two doses of the preventive after one month, a study has found. The study, published in The Lancet Regional Health-Americas, … Read more
The findings, published in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, could directly benefit people with a range of fitness levels. Mild- to moderate-intensity exercise for 90 minutes after getting a flu or COVID-19 vaccine may boost the levels of antibodies in the body, according to a study. The findings, published in the journal Brain, Behavior, … 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
Oct. 22, 2021 — Pfizer says its vaccine for children is 90% effective at preventing COVID-19 infections. The Pfizer vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 is 10 micrograms, roughly one-third of the dose given to adolescents and adults. In data presented to the FDA ahead of the agency’s review of its shots for children, … Read more