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EMA Reviewing GSK’s Monoclonal Antibody to Treat COVID Patients
(Reuters) – The European Medicines Agency said on Thursday it is reviewing available data on the use of GlaxoSmithKline’s monoclonal antibody to treat COVID-19 patients. The agency said its review of VIR-7831, which GSK is developing with Vir Biotechnology Inc, will include data from a study comparing its effect with that of a placebo in […]
Mysterious Ailment, Mysterious Relief: Vaccines Help Some Covid Long Haulers
An estimated 10% to 30% of people who get covid-19 suffer from lingering symptoms of the disease, or what’s known as “long covid.” Judy Dodd, who lives in New York City, is one of them. She spent nearly a year plagued by headaches, shortness of breath, extreme fatigue and problems with her sense of smell, among other symptoms. She […]
3 mRNA vaccines researchers are working on (that aren’t COVID)
The world’s first mRNA vaccines—the COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna—have made it in record time from the laboratory, through successful clinical trials, regulatory approval and into people’s arms. The high efficiency of protection against severe disease, the safety seen in clinical trials and the speed with which the vaccines were designed are set to […]
Pictures of COVID injections can scare the pants off people with needle phobias
This year is shaping up as the year of the COVID-19 vaccination photo, with the pandemic providing seemingly endless photo opportunities. We’ve seen stock photos of people getting vaccinated in news reports, images of the prime minister receiving his shot and health workers posting #vaxxies on social media. But evidence shows the wrong images can […]
Got your COVID vaccine? Don’t stop being cautious, experts say
(HealthDay)—Just because you’ve had your COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t mean you can stop taking steps to protect yourself and others, experts say. So far, only about 16% of Americans have been fully vaccinated, and on March 24, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a 6.7% increase in the seven-day average number of daily […]
El caso de la donación de vacunas contra covid estadounidenses al extranjero
Un comité del Senado interrogó a funcionarios federales sobre la escasez de vacunas para proteger a los estadounidenses contra un virus pandémico. Dos meses después, el público estadounidense había perdido interés en el virus, y había millones de vacunas en depósitos, aunque los países pobres todavía las necesitaban. Esto sucedió durante la pandemia de gripe […]
Why Covid temperature tests aren't just pointless – they're dangerous
Busting Covid myths: Top international experts explain why those Covid temperature tests aren’t just pointless – they’re dangerous Businesses last year required anyone who entered to have temperature taken But top experts now say the tests are, at best, ‘futile’ and at worst, ‘dangerous’ Some even call scanners ‘random number generators’ due to their inaccuracy […]
Mumbai logs most Covid cases since start of pandemic
India’s wealthiest state Maharashtra and its capital Mumbai recorded on Friday the most daily coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, stoking a new nationwide wave. The Asian nation of 1.3 billion people was this month overtaken by Brazil as the country with the second most infections after cases dipped in December and January. But recent […]
Florida woman gives birth to first known-baby with COVID antibodies
Florida newborn is the first baby in the US to be born with COVID-19 antibodies after mother received one dose of the vaccine while pregnant The unnamed woman, who is a frontline healthcare worker, received one dose of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine when she was 36 weeks pregnant Three weeks later, she gave birth to a healthy […]