Biotechnology
Adverse Reactions Reported after J&J Jab – US, Colorado
Thirteen people at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Colorado had adverse reactions to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Wednesday — shutting down operations for the day, a report said.
Officials did not disclose the types of reactions suffered by less than 1 percent of the more than 1,700 people given shots at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, the Denver Gazette reported.
Gheorghita: Citizens to have at their disposal informative material with possible symptoms after anti-COVID vaccination
The National Committee for the Coordination of Activities on Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 (CNCAV) will make available to the public an informative material with possible symptoms that may occur after vaccination with anti-COVID serum, so that people who have been vaccinated or are about to be vaccinated can address a medical consultation, if the case may be, said the CNCAV president doctor Va
China weighs carrots and sticks in push to vaccinate millions
Tickets to tourist attractions, shopping coupons, and report cards naming and shaming stores where staff haven't been vaccinated: China is veering from compulsion to persuasion in its bid to inoculate its population from Covid.
Citu: 5 million people to be vaccinated by end of May, in most pessimistic scenario
Prime Minister Florin Citu, declared on Monday that Romania will have the necessary vaccine doses so that, by the end of May, in the most pessimistic scenario, 5 million people will be vaccinated against COVID, and launched a call to the politicians and the representatives of the church to get involved in accelerating the vaccination campaign.
GCS: 4,151 new SARS-CoV-2 cases; over 21,600 test in past 24 hours
Bucharest, April 4 /Agerpres/ - A number of 4,151 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 have been registered in the last 24 hours, with 21,647 tests conducted, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) reported. These are cases that have not previously had a positive test, the quoted source states.
Bulgaria’s Chief Health Inspector: Vaccination May Become Essential Condition for Employment
Vaccination may become an essential condition for getting a job at certain institutions, State Health Inspector Assoc. Prof. Angel Kunchev said in an interview for Nova TV. He also said he had sent a letter to the minister of labor and social policy asking to launch an awareness campaign on the importance of Covid-19vaccination among social care workers.
Vaccine tours to Russia on demand for those who don’t want to wait in line
With nearly 100 countries in the world waiting to receive their coronavirus vaccine jabs due to the insufficient number of doses, it has given way to a new tourism approach in which travel agencies are organizing vaccination tours on demand for those who do not want to wait in the vaccine queue.
Who is Jovana Stojkovic, an anti-vaxxer and an anti-masker protester?
Earlier today, the police came to the residence of the Serbian politician, psychotherapist, and chairperson of the Living for Serbia movement, Ms. Jovana Stojkovic, with a search warrant.
Health Minister: Vaccine incentives out of question at this moment
Health Minister Vlad Voiculescu said today that the grant of vaccine incentives to reward people who get the Covid jab is currently out of question. "Vaccination is voluntary. The grant of incentives is out of question at this moment. Anyone who wants to get vaccinated is welcome and the vaccine supply will be enough for everybody in the next period.
World Bank Lowers Growth Forecast for Bulgarian Economy in 2021
The World Bank expects Bulgaria's economy to grow by 2.6 per cent this year and by 3.3 per cent next year, which is respectively 0.7 and 0.4 percentage points less than their January estimate. The assessment was part of the spring report published on the institution's website.