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The race to produce a coronavirus vaccine is proceeding faster than anyone would have dared to hope just a month or two ago. The federal government has approved one vaccine, at least two others appear highly effective, and nurses are already receiving the shot in the U.S. Because we’ve ...
The most recent trial forModerna'sCOVID-19 vaccine for children revealed that two doses of its vaccine have a 51% vaccine efficacy for kids younger than 2 and 37% among kids from 2 to 5 years old. These results are something that Moderna's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Paul Burton believes...
Experts explain why it's so difficult to predict when the coronavirus pandemic will be over, when a COVID-19 vaccine will be ready and distributed, and more.
An updated COVID vaccine will be available soon, but certain groups may benefit more than others
to have much clarity about anything. It’s even harder to have any certainty. But one thing seems at least likely, when history looks back, the Covid-19 pandemic will be divided into two eras: before the vaccine and after the vaccine. Assuming, of course, there is a successful vaccine....
England and Northern Ireland have followed Scotland and Wales in announcing that all children aged 5-11 years will be offered the covid-19 vaccine, in line with advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).1 England's health and social care secretary, Sajid Javid, ...
Even before the emergence of Omicron, the past four months have seen the continued evolution of the public response to COVID-19. Debates have continued about the role of vaccine mandates, the use of vaccine passports, testing requirements, masks and mask mandates, and restrictions on gatherings...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a major change in the way COVID-19 vaccines and boosters are given that Northeastern experts say would streamline the process for the public and for suppliers.
In November last year, Australians began to feel a wave of optimism that COVID would no longer define their everyday existence.