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FDA panel backs Pfizer’s low-dose COVID-19 vaccine for kids
The U.S. moved a step closer to expanding COVID-19 vaccinations for millions more children as government advisers on Oct. 26 endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer's shots for 5- to 11-year-olds.
NYT issues correction after reporting 900,000 children were hospitalised with Covid instead of 63,000
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted that month to recommend the vaccine for children older than 12
US authorizes Pfizer COVID booster for the elderly and high-risk
The United States has authorized the use of boosters of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for people aged over 65, as well as adults at high risk of severe disease and those in high-exposure jobs.
The announcement means a significant part of the population, amounting to tens of millions of Americans, are now eligible for a third shot six months after their second.
COVID has Claimed the Lives of More Americans than the Spanish flu
COVID-19 has claimed the lives of more Americans since 2020 than the Spanish flu in 1918-19, according to data from the American Johns Hopkins University, world agencies reported, informs BTA.
Bad News for Those Inoculated with Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines
The efficacy of anti-COVID-19 vaccines of Pfizer and Moderna companies has decreased from 91 to 66 percent since the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus that causes this infectious disease has become dominant in the United States. This brcame clear from data published by a Federal health agency, Frrance Press reported.
Top-ranking warning: "Don't travel to Montenegro"
These are recommendations for travel of the highest, fourth level, according to which it is not recommended at all, CdM reports.
"Do not travel to Montenegro due to COVID-19. Read the State Department's page on coronavirus before planning any international trip," reads the announcement, which was also published on the website of the United States Embassy in Montenegro.
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Biden says social media misinformation on Covid ’killing people’
President Joe Biden said on July 16 that social media misinformation about Covid-19 and vaccinations is "killing people" and the White House said Facebook needs to clean up its act.
Janssen Vaccine Can Rarely Cause Neurological Reaction
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated the warning that Janssen vaccine may include minimal risk of developing Guillan Barré syndrome (GBS).
The warning states that the symptoms began within 42 days after the vaccination and that "the chance of this happening is very low".
Coronavirus was likely present in US from December 2019: Study
A new antibody testing study published on June 15 has found further evidence that the coronavirus was present in the United States from at least December 2019, weeks before the first confirmed case was announced on January 21, 2020.
Covid-19: Half of U.S. Population Fully Vaccinated
The United States reached another milestone in its Covid-19 vaccination efforts, with half of adults now fully vaccinated, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday.
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