Germany recommends only Biontech/Pfizer vaccine for under-30

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Germany recommends only Biontech/Pfizer vaccine for under-30s

People aged under 30 in Germany should only receive the Biontech/Pfizer (PFE.N)COVID-19 vaccine as it causes fewer heart inflammations in younger people than the Moderna (MRNA.O) shot, an advisory committee said on Wednesday. The committ..
COVID-19 pills are coming, but no substitute for vaccines, disease experts say

Oral antiviral pills from Merck & Co (MRK.N) and Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) have been shown to significantly blunt the worst outcomes of COVID-19 if taken early enough, but doctors warn vaccine hesitant people not to confuse the benef..
French health authority advises against Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for under 30s

France's public health authority has recommended people under 30 be given Pfizer's (PFE.N) Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine when available instead of Moderna Inc's (MRNA.O) Spikevax jab, which carried comparatively higher ri..
US fully approves Pfizer vaccine for children over five

The US has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for children aged five to 11, clearing the way for millions of young Americans to get vaccinated. The decision by Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Wolensky comes afte..
World Leaders To Talk Climate, Economy, Vaccines At G20 Summit

Rome: Climate change and the relaunch of the global economy will top the G20 agenda as leaders of the world's most advanced nations meet Saturday, the first in-person gathering since the pandemic. Looming over the two-day ta..
A nasal COVID-19 vaccine could be the solution to ending the pandemic, experts say

If we could vaccinate your nose, there's a good chance we'd be able to end this pandemic right now. But the COVID-19 shots available in the US can't control everything that happens in your nostrils. If they did, they might be able to s..
Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine protective, safe in young children

Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine generated a strong immune response in children aged six to 11 years and that it plans to submit the data to global regulators soon. Moderna said its two-dose vaccine gene..
Fauci says vaccines for kids between 5-11 likely available in November

Vaccines for kids between the ages of 5 and 11 will likely be available in the first half of November, top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said on Sunday, predicting a timetable that could see many kids getting fully vaccinated before th..
Philippines sees decline in daily COVID cases due to wide vaccine coverage

MANILA - The Philippines' daily COVID-19 cases have declined due to its wide vaccination program, OCTA Research said Sunday. The nation's reproduction number, or the number of people infected by a virus patient, is at 0.52, according to Gu..

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