The vaccination campaign against covid-19 in children under 5 years of age started in the USA on Tuesday, a development for which many parents expressed their satisfaction as they want to protect their children from the effects of the disease. “We are excited,” said Amisa Vakil, a mother of two 3-year-old boys who are wearing […]
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Moderna is delaying the delivery of vaccines to the EU following an agreement with the Commission
Moderna will delay deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines to the European Union by several months, according to an agreement announced today. According to Reuters, the vaccine manufacturer based in the USA will postpone the delivery of certain doses that were originally scheduled for the second quarter of 2022 for later in the year, the European Commission […]
Coronavirus: Fourth dose of vaccination from September, says Plevris – Possibility of resumption of measures
The assessment that from September a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine will be needed in the general population was expressed by the Minister of Health Thanos Plevris, speaking to the SKAI television station, while leaving open the possibility of restoring some restrictive measures, depending on the course of the pandemic. More specifically, Mr. Plevris […]
Pfizer, BioNTech, Moderna executives win over $ 100 million in pandemic
The CEOs of Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna, Albert Burla, Ugur Sahin and Stefan Bansel, respectively, jointly earned more than $ 100 million in pay during the pandemic (two years 2020-21), thanks to their enormous scientific and their mRNA vaccines against coronavirus. The three leaders have also seen the value of the shares they hold in […]
Israel: 4th dose of vaccine does not adequately protect against Omicron – General vaccination plan to be abandoned
LAST UPDATE: 11.47 A fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine was not enough to stem the tide of Covid-19’s Mikron mutation, according to the first clinical trial in Israel released on Monday, according to Bloomberg. Two weeks after the study began on 154 medical staff at the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv, the […]
EMA approves Novavax vaccine, fifth EU-approved Covid-19 vaccine
LAST UPDATE: 15.20 The European Medicines Agency (EMA) today approved the US Novavax vaccine against Covid-19, Nuvaxovid, and referred it to the Commission for final formal approval. The vaccine will thus be the fifth, after those of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Oxford / AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson to be used to fight the coronavirus in the […]
Study: J&J, Sputnik and Sinopharm vaccines extremely weak against Omicron
Chinese state-owned Sinopharm and Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines, as well as Russia’s Sputnik, appear to produce little or no antibodies to the Omicron mutation in the coronavirus, according to a study that proves its “escape” potential. new form of the virus from the immune response that has been built to date. According to Bloomberg, […]
Lack (again) of vaccines in Germany
Even the new Minister of Health could not believe that his predecessor did not order enough vaccines for the booster dose. Omicron did not say the last word. The epidemiological data of the last days cause feelings of restrained optimism. The number of new infections is gradually declining. And while the trend is not related […]
Wells Fargo Prediction: Which company will dominate the Covid vaccine market?
Wells Fargo recently started “covering” Pfizer with a “buy” rating and a target price of $ 60 per share, indicating an upward trend of 16% from current levels. Wells Fargo analyst Mohit Bansal believes Pfizer’s anti-Covid treatments will generate significant revenue for the company in the “foreseeable future”, as new boosts will be needed to […]
British study: Booster vaccines provide 70% -75% protection against Omicron
Boosting doses of Covid vaccines improve protection by up to 75% against the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, according to preliminary research in the United Kingdom. AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech two-dose vaccines provide much less strong defenses against symptomatic Omicron infection than previous forms of the virus, with booster doses increasing protection to 70% to […]