Tag: Vaccines
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
FDA: J&J Contaminated COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Must Be Discarded
Plant responsible for contamination has been closed for two months; the FDA has not yet decided whether it can reopen
Expiration Dates on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Extended
FDA added six weeks based on data from the company's ongoing studies on the vaccine's stability
COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Down in Seniors After Vaccine Introduction
Lower rate ratios for COVID-19 cases, ED visits, hospital admission, and deaths comparing oldest age group with younger adults
U.S. to Send 500 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Countries Desperate for Shots
First 200 million doses will be sent out this year, with 300 million more shared in the first half of next year
Expiration Date Looming for Millions of J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
Research into extending the shelf life of the one-dose vaccine is ongoing
Real-World Study Shows Power of Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines to Prevent COVID-19
Symptomatic and asymptomatic infection reduced by 81 percent after partial vaccination and by 91 percent after full vaccination
COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Rules Reconsidered by World Trade Organization
Idea backed by more than 60 countries, including the United States
India to Provide Free COVID-19 Shots for All Adults
So far, just over 222 million vaccines have been given in India; less than 5 percent of its population has been fully vaccinated
Case Series Reports Myocarditis After Second Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine
Seven cases of acute myocarditis, myopericarditis identified in healthy male teens within four days after second Pfizer-BioNTech dose