[ad_1] Issued on: 06/12/2020 – 01:04Modified: 06/12/2020 – 01:02 London (AFP) Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will receive the coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech in a few weeks, after UK regulators granted emergency approval and the world’s first deployment begins next week, according to reports on Saturday. at night. The 94-year-old monarch …
Read More »WHO: Stay alert even with the COVID-19 vaccine about to be released
[ad_1] SIGN OF HOPE Expectations are high following Britain’s approval on Wednesday of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for general use. —REUTERS GENEVA – World Health Organization (WHO) officials on Friday warned governments and citizens not to lower their guard against the COVID-19 pandemic even with vaccines about to be launched, saying …
Read More »The speed of COVID-19 vaccine development is an extraordinary feat
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – In less than a year, scientists were able to develop candidate vaccines against COVID-19, raising hopes that the end of the pandemic is near, even as health experts still call for caution. This extraordinary feat, however, is being undermined by an avalanche of falsehoods that even …
Read More »The US was asked to prepare for the Covid death toll to reach 500,000 in April
[ad_1] Half a million people are likely to die from coronavirus in the United States in April, according to a disturbing new forecast from a University of Washington model. If the masks’ mandates are relaxed, that total will rise to 770,000 by April 1. In an update on Friday, they …
Read More »Is the media taking shortcuts with coverage of vaccines in China?
[ad_1] Good news! Several COVID-19 candidate vaccines are proving safe and effective in final testing. Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca have published the results of their phase 3 trials, with an efficacy of 90 to 95%. China has five vaccine candidates that are currently in phase 3 trials in countries such …
Read More »How Moderna’s Vaccine Works – The New York Times
[ad_1] Moderna, a Massachusetts-based vaccine developer, partnered with the National Institutes of Health to develop and test a coronavirus vaccine known as MRNA-1273. A clinical trial showed that the vaccine has a 94.1 percent efficacy rate in preventing Covid-19. A piece of the coronavirus The SARS-CoV-2 virus is packed with …
Read More »How Moderna’s Vaccine Works – The New York Times
[ad_1] Moderna, a Massachusetts-based vaccine developer, partnered with the National Institutes of Health to develop and test a coronavirus vaccine known as MRNA-1273. A clinical trial showed that the vaccine has a 94.1 percent efficacy rate in preventing Covid-19. A piece of the coronavirus The SARS-CoV-2 virus is packed with …
Read More »Vaccines Won’t Kill Covid, So Keep Wearing Your Mask, Says Senior Health Official
[ad_1] (CNN) – Coronavirus vaccines will provide some light at the end of the tunnel, but alone will not spell the end of COVID-19, a senior health official said Friday. “I would like to say that vaccines do not equal zero Covid,” said Dr. Michael Ryan, executive director of the …
Read More »CBCP adjusts ‘Simbang Gabi’ schedules – The Manila Times
[ad_1] The Conference of Catholic Bishops of the Philippines (CBCP) has published guidelines for churches to observe during the celebration of Simbang Gabi or pre-dawn Masses in accordance with existing health protocols required by national and local government units (LGU). “The celebration of Christmas may be different this year. We …
Read More »Hong Kong Fourth Wave: Health Chiefs Warn of Possible ‘Explosive Outbreak’ of COVID-19 as 101 New Cases Confirmed
[ad_1] People wear masks after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the central business district of Hong Kong, China, on December 1, 2020. Tyrone Siu, Reuters Hong Kong could face an “explosive outbreak” soon if Covid-19 cases and untraceable infections remain high, a health official warned, as 101 new coronavirus …
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