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Australia drops local COVID-19 vaccine development after trial participants return ‘false positive’ HIV results
Australia halted the production of a locally made COVID-19 vaccine on Friday after clinical trials produced a false positive HIV result among subjects involved in early-stage testing. This prompted the…
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UK warns against giving Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to people with allergy history
Britain’s medical regulator announced that people with a history of significant allergic reactions should not have the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19…
By Dee DulfoTrump boosts effort to end pandemic through ‘America First’ COVID-19 vaccine order
President Donald Trump boosted his administration’s efforts to stop the pandemic by signing of a symbolic executive order seeking to prioritize…
By Dee DulfoHealth Canada approves the use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Health Canada, the regulatory agency responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health, announced its decision approving…
By Marivic Cabural SummersBiden assures 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for Americans in first 100 days
President-elect Joe Biden is determined to get at least 100 million COVID-19 vaccine shots “into the arms of…
By Dee DulfoAstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine confirmed to have average 70% efficacy
The AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine was confirmed by experts to have 70.4 percent average efficacy in an interim analysis…
By Dee DulfoU.S. records highest weekly COVID-19 death toll; Americans should be in a ‘disaster mindset’ says expert
The United States recorded its highest weekly coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll as it continues to fight a spike in cases.…
By Dee Dulfo90-year-old UK woman Margaret Keenan world’s first person vaccinated with Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old woman became the world’s first person to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine following its…
By Marivic Cabural SummersBiden picks California Attorney General Becerra as HHS chief
President-elect Joe Biden on Monday selected California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to helm the U.S. Department of Health and…
By Dee DulfoOral antiviral drug Molnupiravir blocks SARS-CoV-2 transmission [study]
An antiviral oral drug has been developed that can block the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the…
By Dee DulfoMysterious illness puts hundreds in hospital in southern India
At least one person has died and more than 300 people have fallen sick after a mysterious illness…
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FDA warns public as cookie firm rejects urgent recall request
Trump orders CDC to slash childhood vaccines from 17 to 11
