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COVID-19 kills another 17 in Ontario, province reports
However, Toronto has the most cases where there is no known source, which can indicate community spread. Ontario remains at a "critical juncture" in the second wave of COVID-19 as cases continue to climb. Solicitor General Sylvia Jones said precautions are being taken with the vaccines as they are "liquid gold". Following the pilot, phase one will continue with an expected 90,000 Pfizer-BioN... [Full Article...]
Egypt receives first shipment of coronavirus vaccine
The Sinopharm vaccine has been approved for emergency use in a few countries and the company is still conducting late-stage clinical trials in 10 nations. It consists of two shots, 21 days apart. Sinopharm's shot relies on a tested technology, using a killed virus to deliver the vaccine, similar to how polio immunizations are made. [Full Article...]
Australia Terminates Deal to Buy Domestic Vaccine Over False Positive HIV Tests
For this reason the government has secured multiple types of vaccine candidates. Those who receive the vaccine presumably develop antibodies to the coiled shape. As a result, the vaccine developer said, after consultation with the Australian government, they had chose to not proceed to phase 2 and phase 3 trials. [Full Article...]
COVID-19 vaccine to start arriving in states on Monday, feds say
According to Global Justice Now, one of the organizers, "We will be targeting Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca with a day of mass calling, emails, and social media messages, to make sure our demands are not ignored". "We're pleased to support our healthcare partners with smart, efficient logistics for these vaccines that will protect communities and save lives". He added, however, that it is depe... [Full Article...]
Ontario Just Moved 5 More Regions Into The Red, Orange & Yellow Zones
What about other vaccines besides Pfizer? There has been a 91.6% increase in hospitalizations over the past month and a 165.9% increase in COVID-19 patients in intensive care. Premier Doug Ford says the University Health Network in Toronto and the Ottawa Hospital will be the first sites to receive and administer the shots. [Full Article...]
Australia stops its Covid-19 vaccine development over false HIV result
The fragments, which can't cause an HIV infection, helped create a molecular "clamp" that latches onto the spikes of the coronavirus. According to the statement by Queensland, however, significant changes would need to be made to well-established HIV testing procedures in the healthcare setting to accommodate the rollout of this vaccine. [Full Article...]
The first coronavirus vaccines will be administered in the United States on Monday
The decision to approve capped a day of drama after it was widely reported in the United States media that the White House had threatened to fire the FDA chief Stephen Hahn if he did not issue the approval on Friday. The stakes are especially high given that the United States has preordered just 100 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine. "We want to ensure the vaccine arrives safely and that... [Full Article...]
New study finds Covid-19 in Milan boy in Nov 2019
The researchers identified the specimen as one taken in early December "from a four-year-old boy who lived in the surrounding area of Milan and had no reported travel history", read the report. The study estimates some 71,540 of the cases with a genetic link to the Biogen conference were discovered in Florida, more than 1,000 miles from the waterfront lobby and banquet rooms in Boston that served ... [Full Article...]