Pregnant women are at higher risk of a severe case of Covid-19 and of preterm delivery if they are infected. Pregnant women who get the coronavirus vaccine pass their antibodies on…
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The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines being deployed to fight the coronavirus pandemic are robustly effective in preventing infections in real-life conditions, according to a federal study released Monday that provides…
The British B.1.1.7 variant of COVID-19 has been identified for the first time in household pets. In a preprint study published in bioRxiv, veterinarians from a specialty veterinary clinic located…
Our World in Data reports that 409.8 million vaccine doses have been administered globally, a 21% increase compared to this time last week. The CDC reported 151.1 million SARS-CoV-2 vaccine…
Vaccine hesitancy remains a major challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic. Existing hesitancy toward routine immunizations is compounded by skepticism regarding the pace of research, development, and testing for the novel…
March 10 marked the 1-year anniversary of the WHO designating COVID-19 as a pandemic. As more data become available from Phase 3 clinical vaccine trials, it is natural to compare…
The US CDC published guidance for individuals who have been fully vaccinated. The guidance defines fully vaccinated individuals as those who have received the full course of doses for their…
Governor DeSantis issued Executive Order 21-47 (amending Executive Order 20-315) expanding the populations eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines. In addition to long-term care facility residents and staff, persons 65 years…
The CDC reports that the vaccines are safe and effective with over 82 million doses administered in the U.S. through March 3. These vaccines are under the most intense safety…
Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) committed to supply a total of 240 million doses to the US government by the end of March, with 220 million coming from…