For Immediate Release: November 19, 2021 Español Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorizations (EUA) for both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines authorizing use of a single booster dose for all individuals 18 years of age and older after completion of primary vaccination with …
Read More »Pfizer raises COVID-19 vaccine sales forecast to $36 bn for 2021, Health News, ET HealthWorld
Pfizer Inc on Tuesday raised the full-year sales forecast for its COVID-19 vaccine by 7.5% to $36 billion, as it signs deals with countries for booster doses and receives clearances for using its shots in children. The company had in July forecast sales of $33.5 billion from the vaccine it …
Read More »UK adds nerve disorder as rare side-effect of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, Health News, ET HealthWorld
The UK drug regulator added an extremely rare nerve-damaging disorder, Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), as a very rare side effect of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, updates on the agency’s website showed on Thursday. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) decision comes after the European medicines agency added GBS as a …
Read More »COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Through Drones Starts in Northeast
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday launched an initiative to facilitate COVID-19 vaccine delivery to tough and hard-to-reach terrains of the Northeast through drones. The ICMR’s Drone Response and Outreach in North East (i-Drone), a delivery model to make sure that life-saving COVID vaccines reach everyone, is in line …
Read More »‘No strong evidence that delta variant of COVID-19 worse for kids’, say experts- The New Indian Express
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: Is the delta variant of the coronavirus worse for kids? No, experts say there’s no strong evidence yet that it makes children and teens sicker than earlier versions of the virus, although delta has led to a surge in infections among kids because it’s more contagious. …
Read More »Exclusive: Your body symptoms can tell if you have COVID-19, Dengue or Malaria? Expert explains | Health News
New Delhi: With the onset of monsoon season vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria are rising but with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and similar symptoms that are seen in the three diseases, people are confused about how to figure out their cause of trouble. Fever, headaches, body aches and fatigue …
Read More »Centre Raises Concern Over ‘Unsatisfactory’ COVID-19 Vaccination Among 60+ Population In North Eastern States
New Delhi: The Union government on Saturday directed eight northeastern states along with Uttarakhand, Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir to increase focus on second dose vaccination among the 60-plus population. According to the Union Health Ministry’s release, this came as the Centre deemed the vaccine coverage in some of these …
Read More »Your COVID-19 Glossary | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine
Here’s a list of health terms to help you navigate the latest COVID-19 research and updates. Efficacy: How well something, like a vaccine or treatment, works in a clinical trial. Variant: A virus that has changed from its original version. A variant usually has a “mistake” in an amino acid, …
Read More »Japan eyes mixed use of Covid-19 shots to speed vaccine rollout, Health News, ET HealthWorld
(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File) TOKYO: Japan is looking into the possibility of mixing shots of AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 vaccine with those developed by other drug makers in a bid to speed up its vaccine rollout, the minister in charge of vaccinations said on Sunday. Japan, which has previously relied on …
Read More »U.S. COVID-19 tests again in short supply as infections soar, schools reopen, Health News, ET HealthWorld
U.S. companies are scrambling to boost production of coronavirus tests increasingly in short supply as COVID-19 cases soar and schools and employers revive surveillance programs that will require tens of millions of tests, according to industry executives and state health officials. Test manufacturers including Abbott Laboratories, Becton Dickinson and Co, …
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