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India approves J&J vaccine; no delivery timeline yet
firstwordpharma
August 09, 2021
India health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said the country has approved Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, but the company said it was too early to give a delivery timeline, as reported This is Money.
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Israeli survey finds 3rd Pfizer vaccine dose has similar side effects to 2nd
firstwordpharma
August 09, 2021
According to an initial survey in Israel, most people who received a third dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine felt similar or fewer side effects than they did after receiving the second dose, as reported Fidelity on Sunday.
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Botswana: AstraZeneca Vaccines Arrives in Botswana
firstwordpharma
August 09, 2021
Government of Botswana this afternoon received 38 400 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
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Largest Operator of Nursing Homes in U.S. Issues Vaccine Mandate for All Workers
drugs
August 06, 2021
The largest operator of nursing homes in the United States said Wednesday that its workers must get vaccinated against COVID-19 if they want to keep their jobs.
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Moderna Vaccine's Protection Does Not Wane After Six Months: Report
drugs
August 06, 2021
Moderna Inc. announced on Thursday that the potency of its vaccine does not dim in the first six months after the second dose.
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Biden Offers COVID-19 Vaccines to Migrants in Custody Along Mexican Border
drugs
August 05, 2021
COVID-19 vaccines will be offered to migrants in U.S. custody at the Mexican border, federal government officials said Tuesday.
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Wuhan Tests All Residents as Delta Variant Rages Where Pandemic Began
drugs
August 05, 2021
All 11 million residents of the city of Wuhan will be tested for COVID-19 after three locally transmitted cases were reported in the city on Monday, Chinese officials said Tuesday.
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WHO Slams COVID-19 Booster Shots in Wealthy Nations
drugs
August 05, 2021
Wealthy nations should not be giving COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to their citizens while poor nations struggle to get first doses of vaccines, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
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Indiana University COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Upheld by Federal Appeals Court
drugs
August 04, 2021
Indiana University can mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for students and employees, a Chicago-based federal appeals court ruled Monday.
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For U.S. Teens, Most Adverse Events to COVID-19 Vaccine Nonserious
drugs
August 04, 2021
For U.S. adolescents aged 12 to 17 years receiving Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination, most adverse events are nonserious, according to research published in the July 30 early-release issue of CDC and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.