FILE PHOTO: A nurse prepares a dose of China’s Sinopharm coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a health center in Caracas, Venezuela March 7, 2021. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria GENEVA (Reuters) – Chinese vaccine makers Sinopharm and Sinovac have presented data on their COVID-19 vaccines indicating levels of efficacy that would be compatible with those required by […]
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WHO experts give nod to China jabs, boosting global vaccine drive
Two Chinese coronavirus jabs are safe and effective, WHO experts said Wednesday after reviewing partial data, providing a potential boost to countries from Australia to Europe struggling to roll out vaccines fast enough. Fewer than 600 million jabs have been given out across the world, three months after vaccination programmes began in earnest in Western […]
Data withheld from WHO team probing COVID-19 origins in China: Tedros
FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse(Reuters) – Data was withheld from World Health Organization investigators who travelled to China to research the origins of the coronavirus epidemic, […]
Single vaccine dose may offer protection to those who have had COVID-19
New research from UNC-Chapel Hill suggests that those who have previously experienced a SARS-CoV-2 infection develop a significant antibody response to the first dose of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine. In fact, one dose of the vaccine could give the same level of antibody protection to those who have had COVID-19 as two doses of vaccine provide […]
WHO says more than 11,000 Ebola vaccines will go to Guinea
The World Health Organization says it will be sending more than 11,000 Ebola vaccinations to the West African nation of Guinea in the coming days to combat the recent epidemic of the deadly hemorrhagic fever that has been declared in the country’s southern N’Zerekore region. WHO regional director for Africa Dr. Matshidiso Moeti said Thursday […]
WHO backs AstraZeneca jab in boost for poor countries
The World Health Organization on Monday approved the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca, in a boost for poorer countries where millions of doses are set to be distributed. While inoculation drives have been gaining pace, with nearly 172 million vaccine doses given worldwide, most of the jabs have so far gone to richer countries. The […]
Pregnant women who live in areas with high social vulnerability at greater risk
Premature or preterm birth—defined as delivery before the 37th week of pregnancy—and complications that result are the leading cause of death of babies in the United States. Babies born prematurely are at greater risk of experiencing serious short-term and long-term health problems. In a new study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal […]
Too early to ease virus curbs in Europe, says WHO
The World Health Organization’s European branch on Thursday said it is too early to ease virus restrictions in Europe despite a drop in new cases in most countries. Hans Kluge, the WHO’s regional director for Europe, said 30 of the WHO European region’s 53 countries had “seen a significant decrease in 14-day cumulative incidence.” “Yet, […]
Madison LeCroy Slams Troll Who Told Her to 'Cover Up' Amid Jay Cutler Drama
Sit down, troll! Madison LeCroy didn’t hesitate to clap back at a nasty mom-shamer’s comment as her drama with Jay Cutler continues to make headlines. Southern Charm’s Austen and Madison’s Messy Split: What We Know The Southern Charm star, 30, shared a playful swimsuit pic on Instagram on Sunday, January 24, joking in the caption […]
Workers Who Lost Jobs Due to COVID May Need Help Getting Coverage This Fall
Michelina Moen lost her job and health insurance in April. Only weeks earlier she had begun to feel ill and not her usual energetic self — in what she describes as a textbook case of “really bad timing.” The Orlando, Florida, resident sought treatment in May. After a series of tests, doctors told Moen she […]