The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized this Friday the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 for children ages 5 to 11. The authorization included input from experts from the independent advisory committee who voted to make the vaccine available to this age group. As detailed in the FDA on its website, […]
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Israeli oral COVID-19 vaccine to start clinical trials in South Africa
Updated on 10/29/2021 08:57 am Israeli pharmaceutical Oramed has obtained authorization from South Africa to begin clinical trials of an oral COVID-19 vaccine, called Oravax, next month. “The oral vaccine candidate against COVID-19 could offer a potential solution to the pandemic, either as a booster or for the unvaccinated”, The executive director of Oramed, Nadav […]
COVID-19: European Union recommends allowing entry of tourists from Peru
The Council of the European Union on Friday added Argentina, Colombia, Peru and Namibia to its list of safe countries from the epidemiological point of view, whose citizens can travel to the EU for pleasure and not only for essential reasons, after the pandemic for COVID-19. The recommendation of the Council of the EU -institution […]
Millions of Johnson & Johnson Doses Against COVID-19 Stranded at Baltimore Factory
An estimated 30 million to 50 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Jansenn COVID-19 vaccine manufactured earlier this year are stranded at Emergent BioSolutions Inc’s facility in Baltimore, awaiting the green light from US regulators, sources familiar with the matter said. Emergent, a contract drug manufacturer, is waiting for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) […]
Chilean health authorities show concern about a new rise in COVID-19 cases
Updated on 10/28/2021 01:54 pm A sustained increase in coronavirus infections in recent weeks in Chile keeps the government on alert due to the decrease in the perception of risk among the population amid the massive and rapid vaccination campaign, health authorities said. Among the causes of the new advance, the authorities pointed out the […]
COVID-19: vaccines protect against delta variant, but do not stop domestic transmission
Preparations against COVID-19 reduce the risk of infection from the delta variant, but those immunized with the full regimen can still transmit the virus to vaccinated and unvaccinated cohabitants, reveals a study published in “The Lancet.” This is demonstrated by an analysis carried out between September 2020 and 2021 in the United Kingdom with 621 […]
What is known about COVID-19 vaccines for children
A panel of leading vaccine experts endorsed the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE. for children from 5 to 11 years old. So how soon will you be able to vaccinate your children? There are a few more details to hone before regulators give vaccination the green light: Whats Next? First, the Food […]
Common Depression Drug Fluvoxamine Reduces COVID-19 Hospitalizations
Treating COVID-19 with the drug fluvoxamine, often used for depression, reduces the risk of prolonged hospitalizations, a study published in The Lancet reveals. Its use in outpatients with early diagnoses – and considered high risk – also reduces the need to keep them under long observation periods in “emergency units”, Highlight the authors of a […]
PAHO optimistic about lowest COVID-19 numbers in more than a year in America
America reported in the last week its lowest number of infections and deaths from coronavirus in more than a year, reported the deputy director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Jarbas Barbosa. The Brazilian doctor assured that the numbers give reasons to be “optimistic“, Although it is still due”stay alert”, Adding that more than […]
Merck Accepts More Pharmaceuticals Make Its COVID-19 Pill
Updated 10/27/2021 09:17 am Pharmaceutical Merck has agreed to allow other drug manufacturers around the world to produce its COVID-19 pill with the intention of helping millions of people in the poorest countries, reported Medicines Patent Pool, a UN-backed public health organization. . Medicines Patent Pool said in a statement that it signed a voluntary […]