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Hong Kong Could Throw Out Millions of Expiring Pfizer Doses if Vaccination Rate Doesn’t Speed Up
Hong Kong might be forced to throw out millions of expiring Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccine doses within the next three months, according to a member of Hong Kong’s coronavirus task force. Hong Kong secured enough vaccine doses for its population of 7.5 million, with both Pfizer vaccine and China’s Sinovac, but has still struggled with low…
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FDA Authorises Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine For Teens In The U.S.
On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it would authorise the emergency use of the highly effective Pfizer/BioNTech covid-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 12 to 15. The vaccine is the first to be made available to the age group, though both it and Moderna’s similar mRNA vaccine are being tested…
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What to Know About the Study Linking Covid-19 Vaccines and Shingles
New research purports to find a link between receiving an mRNA vaccine for covid-19 and shingles, also known as herpes zoster, in certain people with autoimmune conditions. But while the link may be worth exploring, the average person shouldn’t be worried about this possible risk or pay much attention to misleading news articles covering the…
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There’s No Reason to Freak Out About the Latest Pfizer Vaccine Study
Over the weekend, a new study involving the Pfizer/BioNTech covid-19 vaccine set off a wave of alarming — and at times misleading — headlines. The study, based on real-world data from Israel, found that the vaccine wasn’t as effective against B.1351, the variant first found in South Africa, as it was against other strains. However,…