The government's target is to vaccinate all care home residents and their carers, all over 70s, and all clinically extremely vulnerable people with a first dose by 15 February, and offer all UK adults a vaccine by autumn. More than 200 hospitals and around 1000 GP led sites are delivering...
Within just a few months, pharmaceutical firms have produced hundreds of millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine. But the world needs billions — and as fast as possible. Companies say they could make enough vaccines to immunize most of the world’s population by the end of 2021. But this...
What is the COVID-19 vaccine and how does it work? Vaccines help us protect ourselves by training our bodies to fight an illness-causing virus. The first COVID-19 vaccines do this by using a molecule called "messenger RNA," or "mRNA." The mRNA teaches cells to create the coronavirus...
The Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the U.S. is on hold because of legal challenges, but employers can still require the shots. By TOM KRISHER, Associated Press What’s the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the U.S.?
What is the COVID-19 vaccine and how does it work? Vaccines help us protect ourselves by training our bodies to fight an illness-causing virus. The first COVID-19 vaccines do this by using a molecule called "messenger RNA," or "mRNA." The mRNA teaches cells to create the coronavirus'...
Both should be administered within 10 days of COVID-19 symptom onset. IDSA and NIH guidelines have recommended against the use of monoclonal antibodies as the standard of care. However, note that if use is considered, the antibodies should be reserved for patients at the greatest risk for ...
The AP and other media outlets also downplayed the notion that DNA contamination in COVID-19 injections could contribute to cancer. “They are trying to make claims that this is not cancer-causing,” McKernan says, but “there are limits on how much DNA can be in a vaccine precisely beca...
What is the COVID-19 vaccine and how does it work? Vaccines help us protect ourselves by training our bodies to fight an illness-causing virus. The first COVID-19 vaccines do this by using a molecule called "messenger RNA," or "mRNA." The mRNA teaches cells to create the coronavirus'...
What is a COVID-19 vaccine passport, and will I need one? "Vaccine passports," orvaccinecertificates, are documents that show you were vaccinated against COVID-19 or recently tested negative for the virus. They could help you get into places such as stadiums or even countries that are look...
Vaxine scientists began work on a COVID-19 vaccine in January 2020. They describe developing a number of different types of vaccines, but eventually settled on a "recombinant protein-based vaccine." The goal of any vaccine is to train our immune system to recognize something found on the surf...