Tag: vaccination

CoronaVac vaccine against the “Amazon” strain of coronavirus: results from Brazil

CoronaVac vaccine against the “Amazon” strain of coronavirus: results from Brazil

The effectiveness of the CoronaVac vaccine from Sinovaс Biotech in the country affected by the “Brazilian” strain of coronavirus after two doses reaches only 42% protection against COVID-19 with symptoms. We are talking about the effectiveness in the elderly from 70 years and older, write in the preprint of the study on medRxiv.   For […]

The USA is returning to normal life. Fully vaccinated everyone was allowed – infographic

The USA is returning to normal life. Fully vaccinated everyone was allowed – infographic

Americans fully vaccinated against coronavirus, that is, those who have received the prescribed number of doses, may not wear masks and keep their distance, unless required by federal, local, tribal or other laws / rules / regulations, including in the field of business and work … This was stated by the head of the US […]

Israel clarifies the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech anti-coronavirus vaccine

Israel clarifies the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech anti-coronavirus vaccine

The vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech a week or more after the second dose is 95.3% effective against coronavirus infection. Updated estimates of the effectiveness of a biological product in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic in Israel were published by The Lancet.   The authors used surveillance data from the first four months of the national […]

How Pfizer-biontech Vaccine Protects Seniors Against Life-threatening COVID-19 Cases – Report

How Pfizer-biontech Vaccine Protects Seniors Against Life-threatening COVID-19 Cases – Report

Vaccination with anti-coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna was 94% effective against hospitalization with COVID-19 in fully immunized people ≥65 years of age. This is reported in a press release by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).   In addition, a single dose of these mRNA vaccines resulted in 64 percent protection […]

Greta Thunberg Appeared At Who Vaccine Briefing And Criticized Rich Countries: Video

Greta Thunberg Appeared At Who Vaccine Briefing And Criticized Rich Countries: Video

Climate activist Greta Thunberg criticized wealthy countries for providing coronavirus vaccines only to their citizens, and not to risk groups around the world. The teen has donated € 100,000 from her charitable foundation to the COVAX project to help buy vaccines for needy and poor countries, as reported on Twitter.   About one in four […]

COVID passports in the EU will be introduced from June 15: they will contain information not only about vaccinations

COVID passports in the EU will be introduced from June 15: they will contain information not only about vaccinations

The European Union plans to introduce COVID passports, called the European health certificate, from June 15th. European Commissioner Thierry Breton, responsible for vaccination, announced this, LCI reports. As noted, the European health certificate has been approved by 27 member states. EU citizens who wish will have to apply for it in their country of origin. […]

Cuba Is Awaiting Test Results For An Unusual COVID-19 Vaccine. What Is It Made Of And How It Works

Cuba Is Awaiting Test Results For An Unusual COVID-19 Vaccine. What Is It Made Of And How It Works

On March 4, vaccination of 44,010 volunteers from 18 to 90 years old began. Phase III is being held in Havana, Cuba’s main COVID-19 hotspot. The regulator expects to receive the first results by mid-April, more accurate – in May. Another phase III branch is being carried out in the allied Cuba of Iran: 100,000 […]

The EU aspires to have a vaccination certificate before summer, but there is no agreement on how it would be used

The EU aspires to have a vaccination certificate before summer, but there is no agreement on how it would be used

The EU aspires to have a digital certificate of vaccination, or at least to develop all the criteria and technical work necessary, before the summer. It will not be easy there are many doubts and misgivings, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has encrypted this Thursday, after a Summit by […]

Stepanov agreed in India: tests of the “nasal” antikovid vaccine will be carried out in Ukraine

Stepanov agreed in India: tests of the “nasal” antikovid vaccine will be carried out in Ukraine

Ukraine, represented by Minister of Health Maxim Stepanov, has agreed to conduct future clinical trials in the country of a “nasal” candidate vaccine from the Indian company Bharat Biotech. The head of the Ministry of Health announced this at a briefing after returning from a trip to India.   “During the negotiations, we agreed on […]

Average prices for vaccines against COVID-19: will Ukraine overpay – tables and graphs

Average prices for vaccines against COVID-19: will Ukraine overpay – tables and graphs

The lowest suggested price for a course from Sinovac, the newspaper writes, is $ 21. Ukraine ordered it at $ 17.85 per dose. The course is two doses. The most expensive vaccine that is already available or will soon be available for orders is the development of the Chinese company Sinopharm: over $ 30 per […]