People exposed to high levels of atmospheric pollution by PM2.5 particles, nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and black carbon (soot) before the pandemic had a 5-10% reduction in antibody response after donning the anti-covid vaccines. This is confirmed by a study conducted by the Spanish Institute for Global Health in Barcelona (ISGlobal), which is published this Wednesday […]
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Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID is less effective in children between 5 and 11 years old
Two doses of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine protected children ages 5 to 11 against severe omicron disease, but immunizing capacity was rapidly lost in much of this age group, according to a study. study conducted by New York State researchers. Vaccine efficacy against infection among those children dropped to 12% in late January from […]
Less severe omicron reduces estimated vaccine sales
evidence that omicron causes less severe disease than earlier variants of the COVID-19 will likely curb growth in sales of vaccines this year as richer countries control purchases, according to Airfinity Ltd. Sales of Covid vaccines, excluding those to China and India, will rise to about $85 billion in 2022, down 28% from an earlier […]
Natural immunity protected more than vaccines during delta wave in the US, according to study
During the last wave of coronavirus in U.S driven by the delta variant, unvaccinated people who survived COVID-19 were better protected than those who were vaccinated and not infected before, according to a new study. The finding adds to the debate about the relative strengths of natural immunity compared to that acquired through the SARS-CoV-2 […]
US Secretary of Health: “COVID-19 is now almost a pandemic of the unvaccinated”
Updated on 01/21/2022 12:40 pm Secretary of Health of U.S, Xavier Becerra, stressed that the advances in the administration of vaccines against him COVID-19 in the country they have allowed this to be “almost a pandemic of the unvaccinated.” He assured that the US president, Joe Biden, is fulfilling his promises to end the pandemic […]
EMA affirms that administering several doses of anti-COVID vaccines in the short term is not sustainable
The European Medicines Agency (EMA)) and other international regulators reiterated that the administration of several doses of vaccines against the COVID-19 “at short intervals is not a sustainable approach” in the long term. These organizations believe, however, that “the need is increasingly clear” to administer booster injections to extend the protection of COVID-19 vaccines. These […]
WHO urges pharmaceutical companies to provide data on COVID-19 vaccines
Updated on 01/18/2022 03:14 pm A committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged the manufacturers of vaccines for the COVID-19 to provide him with the data he needs to put his vaccines on the emergency use list, saying the delays are affecting equitable access to vaccines. Inclusion on the UN agency’s list for emergency […]
Moderna would have specific vaccine data for omicron in March
Updated on 01/17/2022 11:51 am Moderna Inc.’s vaccine candidate against the omicron variant of the coronavirus will enter clinical development in the coming weeks, and the company expects to be able to share data with regulators around March, CEO Stephane Bancel said. “The vaccine is running out and should be in the next few weeks. […]
When does a person sick with COVID stop being contagious?
Many countries in the world are seeing a drastic increase in the number of cases of COVID, powered by omicron, the new variant of the virus. But as omicron spreads, it seems to be becoming clear that the symptoms and disease it causes are less severe than those caused by its predecessors, according to the […]
European Medicines Agency doubts the need for a fourth dose against COVID-19
Updated on 01/11/2022 02:26 pm The drug regulator of the European Union (EU) expressed doubts about the need for a fourth dose of the vaccine for him COVID-19, stating that there is currently no data to support this approach, while waiting to learn more about the contagious omicron variant. “Although the use of additional doses […]