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Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine 58.5% effective in preventing illness -Chile real world study
firstwordpharma
August 04, 2021
Chilean health authorities said on Tuesday that Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine was 58.5% effective in preventing symptomatic infection among millions of Chileans who received it between February and July, as reported This is Money
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After Nearly 9 Million Pfizer Shots for U.S. Teens, Serious Side Effects Rare: CDC
drugs
August 03, 2021
U.S. health officials have some reassuring news about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine in young people: Among millions of U.S. teens who've received Pfizer's shots, serious side effects have been rare.
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Israel Offers COVID-19 Booster Shots to Anyone Over 60
drugs
August 02, 2021
Israelis who are over the age of 60 and fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be offered booster shots, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Thursday.
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First batches of the Sputnik V vaccine produced in Uzbekistan by Jurabek Laboratories
firstwordpharma
August 02, 2021
RDIF, Russia's sovereign wealth fund, and one of the leading pharmaceutical companies of Uzbekistan, Jurabek Laboratories, today announced the first batches of the Russian Sputnik vaccine against coronavirus have been produced at company's facilities.
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Russia’s global vaccine ambitions stumble during supply shortage
firstwordpharma
August 02, 2021
Deliveries of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine have been hampered, forcing countries to seek alternatives, Bloomberg reported.
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QPS Supports COVID-19 Vaccine Development In Taiwan, China
prnewswire
August 02, 2021
QPS, a global contract research organization (CRO) focused on bioanalytics and clinical trials, is honored to have collaborated with Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corporation to complete toxicology studies necessary for the development of a COVID-19 vaccine.
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CDC Now Says Vaccinated Should Be Tested After COVID-19 Exposure, Even Without Symptoms
drugs
July 30, 2021
People fully vaccinated against COVID-19 should be tested for the virus if they come into contact with infected people, whether or not they have symptoms, say updated testing guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Vaccinated Americans Can Soon Visit the U.K. Without Quarantining
drugs
July 29, 2021
Starting Aug. 2, the United Kingdom will allow fully vaccinated travelers from the United States into the country without having to quarantine upon arrival, officials there announced Wednesday.
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Pfizer Says Third Shot of Vaccine Boosts COVID-19 Protection
drugs
July 29, 2021
New data show that protection from both doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine decreases slightly over time but that a third dose significantly boosts levels of antibodies against several variants of the virus, including the highly contagious delta variant.
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Data show steady drop-off in protection with Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine
firstwordpharma
July 29, 2021
The effectiveness of Pfizer and partner BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine BNT162b2 steadily declines over time, slipping to roughly 84% for vaccinated people about four to six months after they got their second dose, according to data released Wednesday.