Slovenia’s Supreme Court on Monday ruled unconstitutional a regulation requiring civil servants to be vaccinated against covid-19 unless they can prove they have recovered from the virus. The Slovenian government had planned to enforce the regulation from 1 October, but the Constitutional Court blocked the implementation of the ruling pending a final decision. “Such a […]
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A. Fauci: Vaccine manufacturers could develop special booster dose for Omicron
Manufacturers of coronavirus vaccines have emergency plans to treat the Omicron mutation, which include a combined vaccine against the original strain and the mutant, or alternatively an Omicron-specific booster dose, A. Fauci said Friday. . The U.S. government is working with Moderna, Pfizer and J&J on multiple contingency plans, the infectious disease specialist told reporters […]
AstraZeneca: ‘We are examining the resistance of the new mutation to the vaccine’
AstraZeneca said on Friday it hoped its anti-covid-19 antibody cocktail would retain its effectiveness against the new mutation spreading in South Africa and was testing whether the variant was resistant to its vaccine. “As with any new mutation, we are looking at strain B.1.1.529 to find out more about it and its vaccine resistance,” AstraZeneca […]
US: FDA and CDC guidelines on boosting doses of covid-19 vaccines
Under new FDA guidelines, Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines have been approved for a booster dose in all adults after completion of their vaccination with an approved COVID-19 vaccine. The Doctors of the Therapeutic Clinic of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Theodora Psaltopoulou, Panos Malandrakis, Giannis Danasis and Thanos […]
France: Recommendation for people under 30 to be vaccinated with Pfizer instead of Moderna
The French public health service has recommended that those under the age of 30 be vaccinated with Pfizer against covid-19 instead of Moderna, whenever possible, as the latter carries a relatively higher risk of heart problems. The Higher Health Authority (HAS), which provides health advice but does not have the authority to ban or authorize […]
Serum Institute of India promises to resolve the issue with the exclusion of vaccinated CoviShield in the EU
The leadership of the Serum Institute of India, the manufacturer of the anti-coronavirus vaccine CoviShield, promises to “top-level” solve the problem of non-recognition in the EU of vaccination certificates with this biological product. The corresponding statement was made on Twitter by the CEO of the Serum Institute of India, Adar Punavalla. Cyrus Punavalla, the […]
Those vaccinated by Sputnik will be allowed to enter Cyprus from July 1, but not with CoviShield or CoronaVac vaccines
From July 1, Cyprus will not require vaccinated travelers from Ukraine (regardless of their citizenship) to have a negative PCR test for coronavirus, but according to the certificate, vaccinated CoviShield or CoronaVac will not be allowed into the country. This information was posted on Facebook by the Embassy of Cyprus in Ukraine. Kirp recognizes […]
Cuba claims impressive efficacy of its Abdala anti-coronavirus vaccine
Cuba has announced the interim results of phase III clinical trials for its Abdala anti-coronavirus vaccine, which is administered three times a month (on days 0, 14 and 28). The effectiveness of a biological product with such a scheme is over 92%, according to the state-owned BioCubafarma Group. They did not specify what this […]
In Cuba, they announced 62% of the effectiveness of the vaccine of its own production
The effectiveness of the Cuban vaccine against the coronavirus Soberana02 was 62% after taking two doses, according to the press service of the developer company BioCubaFarma on Twitter. The company emphasized that 62% efficiency was obtained after two doses of the vaccine, while the full course of vaccination consists of three doses. The statement […]
Delta strain rampant in Indonesia: Reuters reports on breakthrough cases of CoronaVac vaccine protection
More than 350 doctors in Indonesia have contracted the coronavirus despite being vaccinated with CoronaVac from Sinovac Biotech, and “dozens” of them have been hospitalized. The reason is probably a more infectious and virulent delta strain (Δ, aka B.1.617.2, first discovered in India), writes Reuters, citing health authorities in the city of Kudus, Central Java […]
