Category: Health
Brazil suspends use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in pregnant women
Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa said on Tuesday that it had suspended the use of the AstraZeneca (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine in pregnant women after learning that a woman [...] » More
Ibuprofen does not worsen Covid symptoms: study
Taking anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen does not increase the risk of developing a severe form of Covid-19 or of dying from it, according to a new study, the largest so [...] » More
Big Pharma says vaccine patent waiver sets dangerous precedent
Waiving patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines is fiercely opposed by Big Pharma because they say it would set a precedent that could threaten future innovations, and [...] » More
Moderna vaccine 96pct effective in 12-17 year-olds, study shows
Moderna said Thursday its Covid-19 vaccine is 96 percent effective among youths aged 12 to 17, according to the results of its first clinical trials. Two-thirds of the 3,235 [...] » More
Pfiser/BioNTech jab confirmed to protect 95pct in largest study yet
The largest real-world study yet of the Pfiser/BioNTec vaccine on Thursday confirmed that the jab provided more than 95 percent protection against Covid-19, but found that [...] » More
Positive data for Moderna booster against Covid variants
US biotech firm Moderna on Wednesday announced initial data from a small clinical trial that showed its booster shots improved people’s immune responses against key [...] » More
UN says global midwife shortage putting lives at risk
The United Nations warned Wednesday that the world faces an acute shortage of midwives, saying millions of lives could be saved if the shortfall were addressed. The shortage [...] » More
Canada authorises Pfiser Covid vaccine for kids age 12 and up
Canada on Wednesday approved the use of the Pfiser-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in children aged 12 years and up, becoming the first nation to do so. “This is the first [...] » More
‘Landmark’ advance as malaria vaccine first to hit WHO goal
A new malaria vaccine has proven 77 percent effective in trials on infants, British researchers said Friday, in what could prove to be a potential game-changer against the [...] » More
WHO chief says COVID-19 infection rate approaching highest of pandemic so far
The number of new COVID-19 cases per week has nearly doubled globally over the past two months, approaching the highest rate seen so far during the pandemic, the head of the [...] » More
Use Covid-19 lessons to battle deadly superbugs: WHO
Lessons learned during the Covid-19 pandemic should be used to fight the spread of drug-resistant bacteria, which kill tens of thousands of people each year, the World Health [...] » More
WHO push to tackle rampant rise of diabetes
The World Health Organization on Wednesday turned the spotlight on the insulin market and its domination by three Big Pharma giants in a fresh bid to tackle the rapid rise of [...] » More
Regeneron says antibody injection drastically reduced Covid infection
People who were exposed to Covid and received under-the-skin injections of Regeneron’s synthetic antibody treatment were 81 percent less likely to develop the disease [...] » More
Britain advises alternative to Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for under-30s
Britain should give an alternative to Oxford/AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to under 30s where possible due to a “vanishingly” rare side effect of blood [...] » More
US begins study on allergic reaction risk in Moderna, Pfiser vaccines
The US National Institutes of Health said on Wednesday it had begun a mid-stage study to determine the risk of allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines made by Moderna Inc and [...] » More
