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Certain Immunocompromised People Can Now Get Third Vaccine Doses in the U.S.
On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it has authorised third Pfizer and Moderna shots for certain immunocompromised people, particularly organ transplant recipients and people diagnosed with conditions with “an equivalent level of immunocompromise.” This comes days after a randomised trial in Canada confirmed that, among 120 patients, three doses significantly boosted…
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Oxford Scientists Are Testing a Vaccine for the Plague
The scientists who developed one of the first widely available vaccines against covid-19 are now setting their sights on a long-time microscopic foe: the plague. This week, researchers at the University of Oxford in the UK announced the start of a Phase I clinical trial testing out a potential vaccine for the plague. The experimental…
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Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 Vaccine Will Reportedly Get New Warning Label Over Rare Nerve Condition
Johnson & Johnson’s covid-19 vaccine is reportedly getting a new warning label attached to it, according to the New York Times, following incidents of a rare but serious nerve condition linked to its use known as Guillain-Barré syndrome. The new warning issued by the Food and Drug Administration will not apply to the other two…
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U.S. Health Regulators Call for Pause of J&J Vaccine Over Possible Rare Blood Clotting Risk
Health regulators in the U.S. are calling for the Johnson & Johnson covid-19 vaccine to be temporarily suspended from use, following a small number of reports of a possible link between the vaccine and severe blood clotting. The potential added risk appears to be very rare, and no such connection has been documented for the…