Covid: Blips in the supply of vaccines will fall now ‘bumps’ are ironed out, pharma experts say

Blips in Covid vaccine supply will vanish now manufacturing ‘bumps’ have been ironed out, pharmaceutical experts say Pharmaceutical bosses claim jab manufacturers have ironed out their processes  Ministers blamed drops in the vaccine rollout across the UK on ‘lumpy supply’  Supply of the vaccine is expected to be more steady with more regular batches  By … Read more

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offers 97% protection, Israel study finds

BREAKING NEWS: Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offers 97% protection and it shows 94% effectiveness against asymptomatic infections, Israel study finds Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE’s coronavirus vaccine prevented 97% of symptomatic cases, hospitalizations and deaths It was also 94% effective at blocking asymptomatic cases of infection  The results were announced by the health ministry in Israel, … Read more

Expert says screening for who has had covid and could get one vaccine dose would create bottleneck 

A New England Medical Journal (NEJM) study is the latest in a slew of research to show that one dose of a coronavirus vaccine gives COVID-19  survivors as much protection as two doses offer people who have never been infected.  ‘These findings suggest that a single dose of vaccine elicits a very rapid immune response … Read more

Covid vaccines have not caused ANY serious side effects in teenagers in Israel

Covid vaccines have not caused ANY serious side effects in teenagers in Israel, officials say amid world-first child vaccination programme Israel has vaccinated 600 teenagers with none suffering severe side effects Country will roll out jabs to children once adults have had both doses in April Pfizer is currently conducting its own vaccine study on … Read more

U.S. COVID vaccinations top 31 million and SURPASS the number of cases

U.S. COVID vaccinations top 31 million and SURPASS the number of cases the country has recorded during the pandemic: Johns Hopkins expert says CDC advice that does NOT let grandparents travel is ‘too restrictive’  More than 31 million Americans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19  That is more than the 29 million Americans who have … Read more

Pfizer CEO FINALLY gets first dose of his own medicine

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has finally had his first dose of his company’s coronavirus vaccine, he told Axios on Sunday.  The 59-year-old executive vowed in December that he would wait his turn to get the shot, when asked by CNBC whether he would get an early dose to boost confidence in the 95 percent effective … Read more

CDC urges states to start vaccinating Americans with disabilities

New federal recommendations suggest states include people with disabilities or cognitive decline and their caretakers on their lists of who is eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.  On Tuesday evening, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) quietly updated its guidance on who should be getting the shots.  CDC officials continued to stress that all … Read more

Covid: Pfizer and Moderna vaccines give T-cell immunity against new variants

Immunity produced by white blood cells is ‘not substantially affected’ by mutated coronavirus variants, scientists have found.  Experts were concerned the current jabs might not work as well against the South African and Brazilian variants because they changed its shape. Studies found disease-fighting proteins called antibodies were less effective in the face of the new strains, … Read more

Health worker goes into anaphylactic shock after getting Pfizer Covid vaccine

Health worker who had the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine now in intensive care after going into anaphylactic shock Health worker was intensive care after getting the vaccine at the Gold Coast  The worker has a history of anaphylaxis and was treated in intensive care About 300,000 doses of Covid vaccines will be distributed across the country … Read more

THOUSANDS of Californian’s got the wrong covid vaccine dose

An estimated 4,300 Californians got the wrong dose of Pfizer‘s COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, whistleblowers have revealed.  Workers at the Oakland Coliseum mass vaccination site told FOX2 KTVU that they were sent a type of syringe that traps a small portion of vaccine in its plastic chamber from the national stockpile.  Usually, these syringes leave … Read more