US Secures 105 Million Doses Of Pfizer Vaccine For Fall
The United States on Wednesday announced an agreement with Pfizer and BioNTech for 105 million doses of Covid vaccine for Americans this fall. The $3.2 billion contract, signed between the companies and the US health and defense departments, includes vaccines for babies, young children, teens and adults, and may include Omicron-specific vaccines, which a panel […]
Virus Reservoir ‘Hiding’ In The Gut Could Be The Culprit
The novel coronavirus could be playing hide and seek in the body, causing people to suffer long-term symptoms. This is what scientists are eager to validate in an effort to understand long COVID and come up with ways to deal with the condition. There appears to be mounting evidence to support the idea that virus […]
CDC Activates ‘Emergency Operations Center’; US To Offer More Vaccines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is activating its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in response to the ongoing monkeypox outbreak. The Biden-Harris Administration has also announced plans to offer more vaccines. The CDC has activated the EOC as a part of its “aggressive” response to the monkeypox outbreak, it noted in a news release Tuesday. According […]
A Brand That Cares For You and the Planet
Humans only have a few basic needs to survive. Although one can stay alive for days without water, food, and shelter; it only takes a few minutes to expire without air. That is how vital air is to our lives, and yet we tend to take it for granted just because we cannot see it. […]
Putting Phone In Silent Mode May Actually Increase Stress: Study
Some people put their phones in silent mode thinking it can help them avoid distractions. But for those who have FOMO (fear of missing out), it can actually increase their stress, researchers have found. Smartphones have undeniably become a constant presence in many people’s lives, but many tend to get bothered by the non-stop notifications. As a […]
4th Pfizer COVID Vaccine Dose ‘Saved Many Lives’: Study
Research has found that the fourth dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 60 and above was effective in countering the virus and preventing severe illness. For the study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, the team examined the medical records of 24,088 elderly patients staying at geriatric facilities who received the fourth dose and […]
New COVID-19 Variants Dodge Vaccine Antibodies, New Study Reveals
Omicron’s BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants “substantially” escaped antibody responses in people previously infected with COVID-19 and the fully vaccinated and boosted, new research showed. The median neutralizing antibody response against the two subvariants among 27 previously infected people was lower than omicron’s original strain by a factor of 2.9, according to a study published in the New […]
Monkeypox Mutating 12 Times Faster Than Expected: Scientists
The monkeypox virus is mutating at a far faster rate than previously expected amid the global outbreak, according to a new study. The rare disease that naturally circulates in monkeys and rodents is catching more attention in the medical community as scientists are eager to contain the situation before it could get worse. Since its […]
Covid Vaccines Saved 20 Million Lives In First Year: Study
Covid vaccines prevented nearly 20 million deaths in the first year after they were introduced, according to the first large modelling study on the topic released Friday. The study, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, is based on data from 185 countries and territories collected from December 8, 2020 to December 8, 2021. It is […]
High Demand For Vaccine In NYC Halts Walk-Ins Within Hours
New York City — Authorities began offering monkeypox vaccinations this week, but the demand was so high that walk-in appointments had to be cut off. Thirty people have tested positive for orthopoxvirus in New York City as of Thursday, according to NYC Health, adding that “all cases are likely monkeypox.” To curb the outbreak, authorities started […]