Category: Health
‘It’s Too Late’: Doctor Says Dying COVID-19 Patients Are Begging For Vaccines
A doctor in Alabama pleaded for people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as she shared grim accounts of young, healthy and unvaccinated people dying of the disease. The [...] » More
BioNTech produces 10 times more antibodies than China’s Sinovac: study
People who received BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine had ten times the amount of antibodies than those given China’s Sinovac, a Hong Kong study has shown, adding to [...] » More
One in two Covid hospital cases develop complications: study
As many as one in every two people hospitalised with severe Covid-19 go on to develop other health complications, according to comprehensive new research released on Friday. [...] » More
WHO experts warn ‘more dangerous’ variants could take hold
The World Health Organization’s emergency committee warned Thursday that new and more dangerous Covid-19 variants were expected to spread around the world, making it [...] » More
WHO’s Tedros to set out follow-up study into COVID-19 origins-director Ryan
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus will share proposals for a phase 2 study into the origins of the coronavirus with member states on Friday, its emergency [...] » More
UN warns of ‘perfect storm’ as childhood vaccination plummets
The UN warned Thursday that a “perfect storm” was brewing, with a raging pandemic disrupting access to routine vaccinations, leaving millions of children at risk [...] » More
Israel launches third vaccine jab for most vulnerable
Israel on Monday began administering a third shot of the Pfiser/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to patients with compromised immune systems, as cases in the country rise, the [...] » More
‘Increased risk’ of rare nerve disorder after J&J Covid vaccine: US
The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday added a warning to the fact sheet for Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine saying that data suggests there is an [...] » More
FDA Adds Warning Of Rare Autoimmune Disorder To J&J Vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration is attaching a new warning to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine about an increased risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare [...] » More
Australian scientists develop pain-free blood sugar test for diabetics
Australian scientists say they have developed the “holy grail” of blood sugar testing for diabetics, a non-invasive strip that checks glucose levels via saliva. [...] » More
Pfiser-BioNTech to seek authorisation for 3rd Covid shot: statement
Pfiser and BioNTech announced Thursday they would seek regulatory authorisation for a third dose of their Covid-19 vaccine. It comes after initial data from an ongoing trial [...] » More
Dr Fauci States A Big Frustration About People Not Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine
Dr Anthony Fauci called out the attempted politicisation in some conservative circles of COVID-19 vaccines, telling people who are hesitant to receive the shot to just [...] » More
CDC investigating death of 13-year-old boy after second covid shot
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating the death of a 13-year-old boy from Michigan, who died several days after his second coronavirus vaccine. [...] » More
Should People With Immune Problems Get Third Vaccine Doses?
When it came to coronavirus vaccination, the third time was the charm for Esther Jones, a dialysis nurse in rural Oregon. After two doses of the Pfiser-BioNTech vaccine [...] » More
Pfizer says COVID vaccine is highly effective against Delta variant
The Pfizer-BioNTech >PFE.N< vaccine is highly effective against the Delta variant of COVID-19, a Pfizer official in Israel said on Thursday. First identified in India, [...] » More
