covid 19 vaccine
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50 Countries With the Best Covid-19 Vaccination Rates in the World
Countries around the world are racing to get their populations vaccinated, with 30% of the globe now protected against serious disease and death from covid-19. But some countries are doing better than others since Gizmodo last checked back in July.
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Vaccines Cut Odds of Long Covid by Half, Study Suggests
New research from the UK is some of the first to examine the potential risk of experiencing lingering symptoms after a case of covid-19 in vaccinated people, a phenomenon often known as long covid. The study suggests that vaccinated people who become infected are half as likely to experience long-lasting symptoms than the unvaccinated. Importantly,…
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White House May Be Clashing With CDC and FDA Experts Over Covid-19 Booster Shots
There appears to be growing tension between the Biden administration and at least some people affiliated with public health agencies over recommending covid-19 booster shots for all next month. Two senior officials with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are leaving, reportedly in part due to the White House’s decision to promise boosters to the…
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Japan Halts Moderna Vaccinations After Foreign Substances Found in 39 Vials
Japan’s health ministry has decided to halt all covid-19 vaccinations that depend on the Moderna brand after “foreign substances” were found in 39 vials, according to the Japan Times. The foreign substances have yet to be identified but are reportedly “a few millimetres” in size.