Neil Schwartzman is used to getting vaccines in order to travel to exotic parts of the world such as the Great Rift Valley of Kenya and Ko Pha Ngan in Thailand. Over the past 30 years, he has meticulously maintained a vaccination record book to ensure he can safely visit …
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COMO, Italy — The death rate is on the rise. In the last 24 hours in Italy, there have been 25,735 new cases of COVID-19, with the rate of infection stable at 7%, as half of Italy’s regions are once again in strict lockdown as designated red zones, one year …
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The Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is able to neutralize a rapidly spreading virus variant from Brazil, according to a new laboratory study. Researchers developed an engineered version of the COVID-19 mutation and found that blood samples taken from people who received the vaccine were able to neutralize the variant, according to the …
Read More » Italy blocked the export of AstraZeneca PLC’s Covid-19 vaccine to Australia, in a move coordinated with European Union authorities, reflecting mounting frustration in Europe with slow deliveries of vaccines. The move was prompted by the persisting shortage of vaccines in Italy and the EU, delays in the supply of vaccines by …
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Dr. Anthony Fauci called all three U.S. coronavirus vaccines ‘highly efficacious.’ NBC Dr. Anthony Fauci has urged Americans not to turn their nose up at the COVID-19 vaccine they’re offered, and said all three vaccines currently available to Americans are “highly efficacious” in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. The …
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The numbers: Consumer confidence bounced back a bit in January as Americans looked past the high number of coronavirus cases and deaths toward greater availability of vaccines and an improving economy. The index of consumer confidence rose to 89.3 this month from a revised 87.1 in December, the Conference Board said …
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The pandemic has upended most people’s 9-to-5 existence. Most have stopped commuting to offices, aren’t dining out and watch their favorite sports teams play exclusively on TV screens. Those pandemic habits aren’t going to disappear once people receive a coronavirus vaccine, according to a new survey. Some 64% of Americans …
Read More » The first single-dose COVID-19 vaccine could get emergency approval in just two weeks, Dr. Anthony Fauci said late Friday. “I would be surprised if it was any more than two weeks from now that the data will be analyzed and decisions would be made” about the vaccine being developed by …
Read More » One key to unlocking the logjam of COVID-19 vaccines is in plain view but so far overlooked: the neighborhood retail pharmacy. As of Monday, 9 million people had received at least one dose of the Pfizer PFE, -1.80% or Moderna MRNA, +2.18% vaccines since they were approved in December. That …
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