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European Union kicks off COVID-19 vaccine campaign | iNFOnews
As it turned out, some European Union immunizations began a day early in Germany, Hungary and Slovakia. The bloc's drug regulator is set to decide on the possible approval of the Moderna vaccine on January 6, and has said that it could receive applications for approval from AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson in the first quarter of next year. [Full Article...]
United States doctor suffers serious allergic reaction to moderna's vaccine
Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines have PEG as a part of the fatty envelope that surrounds the messenger RNA, the main ingredient in the vaccine. The US Federal drug Authority (FDA) advisory committee has found after its review of the new Moderna vaccine that a specific side effect involving several trial participants who have cosmetic facial fillers. [Full Article...]
US COVID-19 Cases Surpass 19 Million
With an average rate of more than 1,000 deaths per day, the U.S. tally reached 100 ,000 on May 23, per Johns Hopkins data, four months after the first confirmed infection on USA soil. Anthony Fauci warned that the USA could suffer from an even worse situation concerning the pandemic in the weeks ahead, saying the numbers are quite troubling and "with the hospitalizations over 120,000, we really ... [Full Article...]
Several EU countries begin vaccinating against COVID-19
The vaccination in European Union countries began as a new Coronavirus variant, more contagious and more risky, spread internationally, adding emphasis to the World Health Organization's warning that the current pandemic will not be the last. [Full Article...]
Germany starts coronavirus vaccines a day early
The 60-year-old was vaccinated along with doctors at a hospital in the city of Nitra, described by health minister Marek Krajci as a "historic moment". "As the vaccine administrators will play an important role in the coronavirus vaccination process, training of trainers and those who shall administer the vaccine has been taken up across various states", said the Ministry of Health and Family Welf... [Full Article...]
Vaccination against COVID-19 starts in Croatia
In a statement here, the ministry said the vaccination exercise will roll out to more healthcare institutions in the subsequent weeks. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the director of the Croatian Institute of Public Health, Krunoslav Capak said the country received the first 9,750 doses of the new coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech on Boxing Day at 06:00. [Full Article...]
COVID in California: 2 million confirmed cases and counting
The seven-day positivity rate is 12.1 percent and the 14-day positivity rate is 12.4 percent, according to the department. In Los Angeles, the average number of daily cases was recorded at almost 14,000 a day at most recent count. that the healthcare system can not handle at this time". But given the ongoing travel that many people have been enjoying throughout the pandemic, it's not hard to imagi... [Full Article...]
CDC Issues Update mRNA Vaccine Guidance
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded six severe allergic reactions (all of which were treated successfully) out of the 272,001 doses administered through December 19, and the compound polyethylene glycol, known as PEG, has become a leading suspect in the cases, The Wall Street Journal reports. [Full Article...]