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Vaccine Life Hack: Use Both Arms
Here’s one weird trick for making the most out of your next two-dose vaccine: get a shot in both arms. A recent study found evidence that a two-arm approach can noticeably, if modestly, improve the body’s immune response to covid-19 compared to two shots in the same arm. More research will be needed to confirm…
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We’re Not In the Pandemic ‘Endgame’ Yet, WHO Chief Warns
The head of the World Health Organisation is warning against pandemic hubris. On Monday, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus cautioned that Omicron may not be the last important variant of the pandemic to appear and that talk of a pandemic “endgame” is still premature. At the same time, he was optimistic that this could be…
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Pfizer’s Low Dose Covid-19 Vaccine Fails in Kids Under Five, Trial Data Shows
Today has brought some disheartening news for parents in the U.S. hoping to soon vaccinate their young children against covid-19. Based on clinical trial data, Pfizer and BioNTech announced Friday that children ages 2 to under 5 did not produce a sufficient immune response to two shots of their low-dose covid-19 vaccine, though children between…
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FDA Authorizes Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine for Kids Age 5 to 11 in The U.S.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has now authorised the first covid-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11. The authorization will cover the Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA vaccine, though the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention will have to give their blessing next week before the vaccine can be widely available.