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US may miss July 4 vaccination target as number of daily doses plummet

Enlarge / A deserted walk-in COVID-19 mass vaccination site at the Convention Center in downtown Washington, DC, on June 1, 2021. (credit: Getty | ANITA BEATTIE ) The rate of COVID-19 vaccinations in the US has now slowed to a crawl after weeks of decline in the number of doses given out each day. The […]

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China ramps up vaccinations as other countries back away from its vaccines

Enlarge / Vials of the Sinopharm vaccine in Beijing on June 1. (credit: Getty | Xinhua News Agency) Despite a sluggish start, China is now vaccinating its people against COVID-19 at an impressive clip, currently averaging nearly 20 million doses administered per day. As of Friday, the country had given more than 720 million vaccinations […]

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Russia tried to spread dangerous lies about Pfizer vaccine, France suspects

Enlarge / The Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. (credit: Getty | Bloomberg) French authorities are investigating whether the Russian government is behind an effort to spread dangerous lies about Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine as part of a disinformation campaign peddled to French bloggers and influencers. In recent days, several French influencers have […]

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Moderna’s data in kids ages 12-17 “consistent with a vaccine efficacy of 100%”

Enlarge / A vial of the current Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. (credit: Getty | Ivan Romano) Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine appears safe and highly effective in adolescents ages 12 to 17, according to the top-line results of a small clinical trial the company announced Tuesday. The company plans to submit the trial data to the US Food […]

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Efficacy of Chinese vaccines is “not high”—officials back 3rd dose

Enlarge / A vial and boxes of the Sinopharm Group Co Ltd. Covid-19 vaccine. (credit: Getty | Bloomberg) Officials in Beijing are reportedly planning to roll out third doses of China’s COVID-19 vaccines. These shots have long been dogged by doubts of their efficacy. According to a report by The Washington Post, health experts in […]

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Pfizer’s COVID vaccine can stay in normal fridge for up to a month, FDA says

Enlarge / A pharmacist holding a vial of the undiluted Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19. (credit: Getty | JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER) The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday announced a big change in the way doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine can be handled. From now on, undiluted vials of the mRNA vaccine can stay at normal […]

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Twitter Is Thristing After… Prince William?? See The Pic HERE!

Who knew Kate Middleton‘s man had it like this?! Prince William has been hiding a BOD from us this whole time, y’all! Underneath his stuffy royal family get-up and clouded by his quintessentially British stiff upper lip demeanor, the 38-year-old Duke of Cambridge is apparently swole! At least judging by this new picture!!! Related: Should Prince William […]