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Jul 12 2021
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FDA Warns Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Linked to Risk of Guillain-Barré Syndrome
On Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added a warning to the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine after data suggested the vaccine led to an increased risk of a disorder called Guillain-Barré syndrome. The Washington Post reported that after 12.8 million people were inoculated, approximately 100 people developed the neurological condition, which causes the immune system to
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COVID-19 Vaccine Linked to Health Disorders in Largest Study Yet
A study of 99 million people who received the COVID-19 vaccine found that inoculated individuals were at higher risk for blood, heart, and brain-related medical issues.
The Details: The study, conducted by the Global COVID Vaccine Safety Project and published in the journal Vaccine last week, "confirmed pre-established safety signals for myocarditis, pericarditis, Guillain-Barré
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Perspectives: The COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids
As COVID-19 vaccines for nearly 28 million U.S. children near federal approval, parents remain divided on whether to give kids the shot.
White House coronavirus advisor Anthony Fauci said over the weekend that kids under 12 could begin getting COVID-19 shots "within the first week or two of November." The White House unveiled its plan to encourage vaccines for kids last week, and
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US Ramps Up Vaccine Availability
The federal government announced updates to COVID-19 vaccine recommendations Tuesday in an effort to expand access and availability nationwide. Federal health officials are encouraging states to widen vaccination availability to people age 65 or older, and those with chronic health conditions. States won't be required to follow the guidance. The required second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and
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FDA Authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it approved Pfizer's COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine on Friday evening, with inoculations expected to begin as early as Monday. Pfizer's trials showed the vaccine to be 95% effective in preventing the virus. Currently, the vaccine can be given to people aged 16 and older; healthcare workers and elderly people in long-term care facilities will
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Biden move to share vaccine designed to spread US influence
It won’t speed the manufacture of vaccines. It enraged the developers who delivered lifesaving doses in record time. But President Joe Biden’s decision to support waiving intellectual property rights for coronavirus shots had a broader purpose: to broadcast his administration’s commitment to global leadership.
More than a month of internal debate led up to Biden’s decision this week to
The IndependentJun 17 2022
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Should Kids Under Age 5 Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
COVID-19 vaccines for U.S. kids under age 5 could be available as soon as next week.
The Food and Drug Administration authorized the first COVID-19 shots for that group Friday, and the final sign-off from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisers and Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is expected soon. The FDA decision follows its advisory panel’s endorsement of the shots from
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Doing Our Own Due Diligence as Parents on the COVID-19 Vaccine for Children
From the RightThis article was originally published in Meridian Magazine and is republished here with permission from the author.
After the data submitted by Pfizer for its COVID-19 vaccine for children received a thumbs up by the FDA panel last week, the anticipated nudging of parents began.
Anthony Fauci said, “Even though the chances of (a child) getting sick and seriously Jacob HessNov 28 2021
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Perspectives: The Omicron Variant Arrives
The Omicron coronavirus variant is quickly spreading across the globe, prompting a series of travel restrictions and alarming warnings from political figures.
The World Health Organization said Friday that Omicron is a "variant of concern" that has a "large number of mutations." Like other coronavirus variants, scientists are speculating that these mutations could be extra
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White House Purchases 200 Million More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
President Joe Biden’s administration announced Thursday it secured the purchase of an additional 200 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The administration said in January it was looking to purchase an additional 100 million doses each from Pfizer and Moderna. The additional doses bring a 50% increase in available vaccine doses, which will help the Biden administration meet the number of
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