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Chilean Sinovac trial leaders recommend third dose of COVID-19 vaccine
firstwordpharma
July 16, 2021
The leaders of Chile’s late-stage human trial of Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac recommended a third dose of the shot, saying studies of participants showed their protecting antibody levels were lower after six months, as reported by Yahoo!News
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Almost 100% of people have antibodies after second vaccine
firstwordpharma
July 16, 2021
Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI have today published their latest antibody surveillance report showing, almost 100% of people tested positive for antibodies 14 days after their second dose of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccine.
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New COVID-19 Cases Doubled in U.S. in Past Three Weeks
drugs
July 15, 2021
New coronavirus infections are once again climbing in the United States, driven by the highly contagious Delta variant, lingering vaccine resistance, and Fourth of July celebrations.
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Johnson & Johnson Single-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine Demonstrated a Durable Immune Response and Elicited Dual Mechanisms of Protection Against Delta and Other SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern in Data Publishe
firstwordpharma
July 15, 2021
Interim results from a Phase 1/2a sub-study published in the New England Journal of Medicine(NEJM) demonstrated that both humoral (antibody) and cellular (T-cell) immune responses generated by the Johnson & Johnson single-shot COVID-19 vaccine
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Delivery of Pfizer jabs to be cut 10% in Osaka, Tokyo’s Setagaya, more
firstwordpharma
July 15, 2021
Japan’s government will reduce the supply of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to local governments by 10% for the first half of August if they are deemed to have an excess stock of it, The Asahi Shimbun reported.
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Pfizer Presses U.S. Scientists, Officials on Third Booster Shot
drugs
July 14, 2021
Pfizer made its case for quick U.S. approval of a third booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine during a meeting with the country's top scientists and federal regulators on Monday.
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U.S. officials say vaccinated don't need booster right now
firstwordpharma
July 14, 2021
US health officials, following meeting with Pfizer, reiterated that Americans who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 do not need to get a booster shot at this time, as reported in the National Post.
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Flu jab protects against some of the severe effects of COVID-19, including ICU admissions, sepsis and strokes, largest study of its kind suggests
firstwordpharma
July 14, 2021
The flu vaccine may provide vital protection against COVID-19, new research being presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), held online this year, concludes.
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Micron Biomedical Initiates First-Ever Microneedle Vaccine Clinical Trial in Children
prnewswire
July 14, 2021
Micron Biomedical, Inc. ("Micron" or the "Company"), a leader in dissolving, microneedle-based vaccine and drug delivery, today announced that it has initiated a Phase 1/2 clinical trial of its microneedle-based measles-rubella ("MR") vaccine.
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Flu Shot Might Help Ward Off Severe COVID
drugs
July 13, 2021
A flu shot might offer some protection against severe effects of COVID-19, a new study suggests.