The chief medical officer of BioNTech told CNBC that people will likely need a third shot of its two-dose Covid-19 vaccine as immunity against the virus wanes.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2021/04/21/scientist-who-helped-develop-pfizer-biontech-covid-vaccine-agrees-third-shot-is-needed-as-immunity-wanes.html
Tag: Covid-19
World faces around 4,000 COVID-19 variants as Britain explores mixed vaccine shots | Reuters
The world faces around 4,000 variants of the virus that causes COVID-19, prompting a race to improve vaccines, Britain said on Thursday, as researchers began to explore mixing doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca shots in a world first.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/world-faces-around-4000-covid-19-variants-as-researchers-explore-mixed-vaccine-shots-idUSKBN2A40U0
Canada is ‘doing it right’ with vaccine strategy: Novavax CEO – BNN Bloomberg
Canada is ‘doing it right’ with vaccine strategy: Novavax CEO – BNN Bloomberg
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Coronavirus vaccine rollout: World’s ‘moral failure’ WHO says
The WHO called on wealthier countries that had pre-ordered millions of doses of coronavirus vaccines, such as the U.S., U.K. and Europe, to share a portion of those vaccines with COVAX.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2021/01/18/coronavirus-vaccine-rollout-worlds-moral-failure-who-says.html
Quebec curfew ‘sets the tone’ for COVID fight, as Ontario delays school reopening – BNN Bloomberg
Quebec curfew ‘sets the tone’ for COVID fight, as Ontario delays school reopening – BNN Bloomberg
— Read on www.bnnbloomberg.ca/quebec-curfew-sets-the-tone-for-covid-fight-as-ontario-delays-school-reopening-1.1545578
AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID vaccine gains first clearance with U.K. nod – BNN Bloomberg
AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID vaccine gains first clearance with U.K. nod – BNN Bloomberg
— Read on www.bnnbloomberg.ca/astrazeneca-oxford-covid-vaccine-gains-first-clearance-with-u-k-nod-1.1542186
Pfizer agrees to supply U.S. with 100 million more vaccine doses – BNN Bloomberg
Pfizer agrees to supply U.S. with 100 million more vaccine doses – BNN Bloomberg
— Read on www.bnnbloomberg.ca/pfizer-agrees-to-supply-u-s-with-100-million-more-vaccine-doses-1.1540502
Trudeau expects most Canadians could be vaccinated by Sept. 2021 – BNN Bloomberg
Trudeau expects most Canadians could be vaccinated by Sept. 2021 – BNN Bloomberg
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Covid vaccine: CDC should warn people the side effects from shots won’t be ‘walk in the park’
Doctors urge the CDC to be transparent about the side effects people may experience after getting their first shot of a coronavirus vaccine.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2020/11/23/covid-vaccine-cdc-should-warn-people-the-side-effects-from-shots-wont-be-walk-in-the-park-.html
Coronavirus: Fauci says Christmas and New Year’s restrictions will be necessary
As the U.S. heads into a difficult period of the pandemic, Fauci urged Americans to take virus mitigation steps “short of locking down.”
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2020/11/29/coronavirus-fauci-says-christmas-and-new-years-restrictions-will-be-necessary.html