Coronavirus-vaccine-updates
FDA authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech
COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID19 to include
children 5 through 11 years of age.
Key points:
Effectiveness: Immune responses of
children 5 through 11 years of age were comparable to those of individuals
16 through 25 years of age. In addition, t...
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine could
be authorized for ages 5-11 by the
end of October, according to Reuters. FDA may authorize COVID-19 vaccine for kids based on two
months of safety data. The timeline is based on the expectation that Pfizer
will have enough data from clinical trials to request FDA emergency use
authorization for the age group nea...
Russian health officials have approved a single-dose version
of the Sputnik V vaccine. Sputnik Light has showed nearly 80 per cent efficacy
in tests.
The single dose Sputnik Light vaccine demonstrated 79.4%
efficacy according to analyzed data taken from 28 days after the injection was
administered as part of Russia’s mass vaccination program...
A study by the University of
Oxford, published in the journal Cell, demonstrates that currently
available vaccines, including AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, will provide
protection against the Delta (B.1.617.2) and Kappa (B1.617.1) variants;
formerly the ‘Indian’ variants.
The study, investigated the
ability of antibodies in the blood of...
Food and Drug Administration
advisory committee (US FDA) unanimously recommend the third shots to people age
65 and older and those at a high risk of suffering from severe illness if they
get the coronavirus.
Rejected a proposal to distribute
booster/third shots of Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine to the General Public. RemoveA...
Current recommendations from the Joint
Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) UK and the Royal College of
Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) state that, all
pregnant women should be offered the COVID-19 vaccine at the same time as the
rest of the population, based on their age and clinical risk group.Vaccination is the best way t...
This Practice Advisory was
developed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’
Immunization, Infectious Disease, and Public Health Preparedness Expert Work
Group.The American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends that pregnant
individuals should have access to COVID-19 vaccines.
While limited, cu...
Gamaleya Research Institute of Russia on August 11 became the first
country in the world to have registered a vaccine against the coronavirus - Sputnik V which is Adeno-based Non-replicating
viral vector. It is a combination of two adenoviruses, Ad5 and Ad26, both
engineered with a coronavirus gene.
“The vaccination of first...
Oxford researchers say having
AstraZeneca then Pfizer vaccine is almost as potent as two shots of Pfizer.Scientists in Oxford looked at
the impact of a mix-and-match approach to vaccinations where people were given
either the standard two shots of Oxford/AstraZeneca or Pfizer/BioNTech
vaccine, or a combination of the two. Mixed schedules involv...
Answers of your Queries about Covid Vaccine.Questions regarding Vaccine administration and safety.
COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs from
Patient’s to Healthcare Professionals.Questions regarding Vaccine Indications.
South Africa has put its rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca
vaccine on hold after a study showed "disappointing" results against
its new Covid variant.
Scientists say the variant accounts for 90% of new Covid
cases in South Africa.
The trial, involving some 2,000 people, found
that the vaccine offered "minim...
