covid 19 vaccine
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FDA Advisory Panel Unanimously Backs a Half-Dose Moderna Booster for Covid-19
On Thursday afternoon, experts assembled by the Food and Drug Administration recommended boosters for older and high-risk Americans who originally got the Moderna covid-19 vaccine. The unanimous vote will pave the way for an expected authorization of the booster by the FDA and Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Unlike the recently sanctioned booster for…
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Russian Spies ‘Stole’ UK Vaccine Formula According to Opaquely Sourced Report
Spies for the Russian government “stole” the United Kingdom’s covid-19 vaccine formula to develop its own vaccine, Sputnik V, according to a new report from the UK’s Sun newspaper. The short report, which is opaquely sourced to unnamed British officials, claims a Russian agent obtained the information “in person.”
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New Zealand Abandons Covid-Zero Strategy, Leaving Few Countries Still Pursuing Virus Elimination
New Zealand will abandon its strategy of completely eliminating covid-19 from the country, adopting a new policy of learning to live with the virus and trying to achieve high vaccination rates, according to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at a press conference on Monday.
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Pharma Companies Are Racing to Develop a Covid-19 Pill That Works
A new approach to treating covid-19 may be on the horizon. Clinical trials of several antiviral candidates are expected to finish within the next few months, all taken as a simple pill provided before or soon after an infection is confirmed.