LIMA, Peru – Peru’s health ministry said on Saturday it had postponed a trial for the Chinese Covid-19 vaccine after a participant reported health problems. The health ministry said a trial with 12,000 volunteers for China’s synopharm vaccine had been temporarily halted because it was investigating whether the vaccine was …
Read More »European stocks stumble over COVID-19 vaccine shock, while US equity futures stimulus eases
The previous version of this article incorrectly identified the manufacturer of the COVID-19 vaccine. The story has improved. European stocks continued to sell lower on Friday and the uncertainty of the Brexit deal dragged on after Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate was shocked. U.S. equity futures also stumbled as …
Read More »Can employers force employees to take the COVID-19 vaccine?
DALLAS, Texas – The Covid-19 vaccine race is both a part solution and a potential dilemma for those who oppose vaccination because, by law, employers can require it. “Unless you have a disability or sincere religious beliefs, the employer may force you to take it,” says Rod Dunn, a labor …
Read More »Get the Covid-19 vaccine first? Hospitals spittle assess how shots can be diverted
Hospitals are scrambling for plans to determine if health care workers can receive the Covid-19 vaccine first, with the expectation of an initial supply of the amount needed to vaccinate all high-priority employees. Enough is expected to deliver the December vaccine to about 200 million people, according to federal officials. …
Read More »The Covid-19 vaccine faces public concerns over rollout safety
Governments are moving toward approving the first vaccines to contain Covid-19, but public concerns about dosage safety are threatening to undermine those efforts. A survey by the University of Hamburg found that about 40% of respondents in seven European countries were hesitant or unwilling to prepare for the Covid-19 vaccine …
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