On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced it would recommend a COVID-19 vaccine for every American older than 65 years, as it tries to speed up the nation's vaccine rollout. Ad Health officials also recommended that COVID-19 vaccines be given to all adults with preexisting conditions tha...
Germany's vaccine commission has approved the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab in people aged over 65. The country previously approved it for under-65s only, citing insufficient data on its effects on older people. That led to public scepticism about its effectiveness, with some Germans spurn...
Also on Sunday, an expert committee began considering who should be next in line for early doses of the Moderna vaccine and the one from Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech. Pfizer’s shots were first shipped out a week ago and started being used the next day, kicking off the nation’s bigge...
Overview COVID-19 in Italy Mortality Hospitalizations and recoveries COVID-19 vaccine Impact on economyThe most important statistics Coronavirus (COVID-19) active case, recoveries, deaths in Italy as of January 2025 Cumulative number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Italy as of January 2025 Co...
functional antibodies (those able to stop viruses from entering cells) persisted in most people for sixmonths after vaccination. However, there was a gradual decrease in performance against the beta variant of the virus, and the study didn't assess the vaccine against the now-dominant delta ...
Quarantine Recommendation by CDC for COVID-19 This is if you have been exposed to COVID-19 and you may or may not be infected. If you are unvaccinated, or are more than six months out from second mRNA dose, or more than 2 months since the J&J vaccine andnotyet boosted you should: ...
For diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis, preliminary data for the first four months of 2020 "points to a substantial drop" in the number of children getting all three doses of the DTP vaccine that protects against them, the report said - the first time in 28 years that the world c...
The European Commission has since granted a conditional marketing authorization (CMA) for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer in December 2020, making it the first COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the European Union. In 2021, turnover and spending on research and development (R&D...
People over 12 years of age may be able to use over-the-counter (OTC)NyQuil Cold and FluNighttime Relief Liquid (acetaminophen, doxylamine, dextromethorphan) to treat COVID-19 symptoms or after receiving a COVID vaccine. However, some people may need prescription medicines for COVID, so ask...
While some parents have been clamoring for the FDA to greenlight COVID-19 vaccines for younger children, some of the FDA's vaccine advisers previously expressed skepticism over whether the benefits of the shots would clearly outweigh their risks for younger age groups — especially as cases appear...