The composition of the Covid-19 vaccine approved for adults is the same one that may soon be used in children. However, by an immunological comparison, following data from studies available to date, “children need a lower dose to have the same immunogenicity”. This is what Luana Araújo explains, infectologist and epidemiologist. “The vaccines that we […]
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AstraZeneca Records First Profit From Covid-19 Vaccine Sales
AstraZeneca sold $2.2 billion of the Covid-19 immunizer in the first nine months of the year and posted its first profit from sales of the vaccine. For the quarter ended Sept. 30, sales of the vaccine totaled $1.05 billion and generated 1% earnings per share. Upon announcing its results on Friday (12), the largest pharmaceutical […]
Johnson & Johnson Announces Split and Will Separate Covid’s Band-Aid from Vaccines
Johnson & Johnson, which was born in the late 19th century, will split in two. One of the companies that will emerge from the division will focus on consumer healthcare products that customers can buy over-the-counter, including Benadryl, Band-Aid and Tylenol. The other will sell prescription drugs and medical devices, such as the Covid-19 vaccine. […]
São Paulo City Hall hopes to announce New Year’s Eve in early December
The City of São Paulo is evaluating the holding of the New Year’s Eve party, given the epidemiological and healthcare scenario of the coronavirus in the city. The holding of events, according to the municipal management, is subject to the framework and “understanding of public health and health authorities”. The municipal secretary of Health, Edson […]
Rio de Janeiro will hold its first open event without restrictive measures
Mayor Eduardo Paes announced this Friday (12) during the announcement of the 45th epidemiological bulletin of Covid-19, the first event open to the public without any type of restriction. The fraternization will take place from 2 pm on November 15 at Parque Madureira and will count with the participation of Bishop Abner Ferreira. The event […]
Multiple myeloma: find out the characteristics of the cancer that victimized Cristiana Lôbo
In this Friday’s (12) edition of the Medical Correspondent panel, of Novo Dia, neurosurgeon Fernando Gomes spoke about the type of cancer that victimized journalist Cristiana Lôbo. A reference in political journalism, the professional died at the age of 64, as a result of multiple myeloma, aggravated by pneumonia. In her nearly 40-year career, Cristiana […]
São Paulo will have a special transit operation on the Republic holiday
The Traffic Engineering Company (CET) of the city of São Paulo will adopt a special operation to guarantee the safety of drivers and pedestrians, in addition to providing fluidity to traffic, during the Proclamation of the Republic holiday. The “Operação Estrada”, which will start this Friday (12) and will run until Tuesday (16), will monitor […]
Two states have more than 90% of the adult population fully immunized
Two Brazilian states have 90% of their adult population fully immunized against Covid-19. At the end of the night this Thursday (11), Mato Grosso do Sul reached 90.12% of the public over 18 years old with two doses of the vaccine or a single dose of Janssen. São Paulo, the first state to start the […]
Amazon deforestation alert area in October is the largest for the month in five years
The area of deforestation alerts in October was the largest for the month in five years, as shown by data from the National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) released this Friday (12), amid the final negotiations of COP26, the 26th Conference of the United Nations on Climate Change in Glasgow, Scotland. According to the Deter […]
MPT marks testimonies of whistleblowers from the airline that took Marília Mendonça
The Public Ministry of Labor of Goiás (MPT-GO) scheduled the testimony of employees and former employees of PEC Táxi Aéreo, the company that owns the aircraft in which singer Marília Mendonça and four other people were, for next Wednesday (17th). ). Pilots, co-pilots and ex-employees denounced the company for extrapolating their working hours and not […]
