Tag: Vaccines

First 200 million doses will be sent out this year, with 300 million more shared in the first half of next year

Research into extending the shelf life of the one-dose vaccine is ongoing

Symptomatic and asymptomatic infection reduced by 81 percent after partial vaccination and by 91 percent after full vaccination

Idea backed by more than 60 countries, including the United States

So far, just over 222 million vaccines have been given in India; less than 5 percent of its population has been fully vaccinated

Seven cases of acute myocarditis, myopericarditis identified in healthy male teens within four days after second Pfizer-BioNTech dose

United States is averaging fewer than 1 million shots per day, a decline of more than two-thirds from a peak of 3.4 million in April

However, unknown variants of the virus could still emerge and be resistant to existing vaccines

New guidance means the vaccine can be used in more locations that do not have ultra-cold storage facilities