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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A Covid-19 vaccine is not risk-free, but the risk is small, and a person, in fact, puts himself, loved ones and society at greater risk by not receiving a vaccine, the officials said. experts in a Straits Times Reset webinar. The AZ vaccine for Covid-19, on Thursday …

[ad_1] GOLD COAST, Australia: Multiple COVID-19 vaccines have already been approved by Chinese authorities for emergency use in the country, and nearly a million Chinese have already been vaccinated with one candidate. Several local governments are already placing orders for domestically developed vaccines, although the Chinese government has not confirmed …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Health care providers and general practitioner clinics are preparing for an expected increase in demand for COVID-19 testing as Singapore resumes more activities, with Phase 3 of the country’s reopening to begin on 28 December. Fullerton Health, which provides COVID-19 testing at seven of its clinics, as well …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday (Dec. 16) that additional doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine vials may be used after reports that pharmacists dispose of vaccine doses due to labeling confusion. Stat News previously reported that hospital pharmacists found themselves in a position to …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – A healthcare worker in Alaska had a severe allergic reaction after receiving the coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer on Tuesday (December 15) and remained hospitalized Wednesday morning under observation. The middle-aged worker had no history of allergies, but had an anaphylactic reaction that began 10 minutes after …

[ad_1] NEW YORK: A healthcare worker in Alaska had a severe allergic reaction after receiving the coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer Inc, the New York Times reported on Wednesday (Dec. 16), citing three people familiar with health reports. of the person. The allergic reaction occurred on Tuesday and the person was …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The constant search for news about the Covid-19 pandemic affects mental health, a Singapore study of more than 1,100 participants has shown. People who spent more time checking the news (for example, more than two hours a day) at the peak of the pandemic in Singapore were …

[ad_1] RIYADH: Saudi Arabia began inoculating people with a COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday (December 17), becoming the first Arab country to implement the Pfizer-BioNTech jab. Saudi Arabia received two shipments of the vaccine on Wednesday. Ad Ad Earlier this week, health authorities asked citizens and residents to sign up to …

[ad_1] TOKYO: Tokyo, the Japanese capital, faced with acute strains on its medical system from the COVID-19 pandemic, raised its alert level to the highest of four stages on Thursday (December 17) as the number of new cases soared to a daily record. of 822. A health official said it …

[ad_1] Seoul: South Korea has added more than 1,000 infections to its coronavirus case burden for the second day in a row amid growing fears that the virus is spreading uncontrollably in the capital area. The death toll from COVID-19 now stands at 634 after 22 patients have died in …