Two elderly people in an aged care home in the state of Queensland have been given four times the correct dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine just days into Australia’s rollout of its CCP virus immunisation strategy. The 88-year-old man and 94-year-old woman, both residents at the Holy Spirit Nursing Home in Brisbane, the state’s capital, are being monitored…
Two Elderly Australians Given 4 Times the Correct Dose of Virus Vaccine
Australia Begins CCP Virus Vaccine Rollout
Australia began rolling out vaccinations against the CCP virus on Monday, after a soft launch on Sunday, saw some frontline workers and the elderly, along with Prime Minister Scott Morrison, receive the Pfizer jab one day ahead of schedule. Aged care resident Jane Malysiak, 84, from Marayong in New South Wales (NSW), was the first…
Biden Believes US Will ‘Be Approaching Normalcy’ by Christmas
President Joe Biden said he believes the U.S. will be close to returning to “normalcy” by the end of this year while visiting a Pfizer manufacturing plant.
Pfizer Vaccine Can Be Stored at Higher Than Ultra-Low Temperatures, Company Says
Pfizer and BioNTech announced Friday that their vaccine can be can be stored at higher than the ultra-low temperatures they had previously specified. The companies announced they have submitted new data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that shows the COVID-19 vaccine can be stored at -25 to -15 degrees Celsius (-13 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit),…
Disneyland Vaccination Site Closes Due to Lack of Supply
Orange County health officials were force to shut a large-scale inoculation hub until at least Feb. 22 due to a delayed shipment of COVID-19 vaccine. The slowdown was prompted by a massive winter storm that tore through the U.S. Feb. 13 to Feb. 17 and pushed back California’s shipment of the Moderna vaccine. Without its…
Pfizer Launches Trial to Evaluate COVID-19 Vaccine in Pregnant Women
Pfizer and its partner company said this week that they’re launching a clinical trial to see if their COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for pregnant women. The phase 2/3 study will test approximately 4,000 healthy, pregnant women 18 years of age or older, according to Pfizer and BioNTech. The women will get the shot…
Pfizer Study Deals New Blow to South Africa’s Vaccine Hopes
JOHANNESBURG—Scientists will meet on Thursday to advise South Africa’s government on its next steps after a study suggested the dominant local coronavirus variant may reduce antibody protection from Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine by two-thirds. The laboratory study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, dealt a new blow to the country hardest-hit by the pandemic…
Authorities Investigating After COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients Develop Rare Blood Disorder
Federal authorities are investigating after some COVID-19 vaccine recipients have developed the rare blood disorder thrombocytopenia, with at least several cases resulting in death. A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) spokesperson told The Epoch Times via email that the agency is investigating and assessing the reported cases. “At this time, we have not found a causal…
Authorities Probe Rare Blood Disorder Among Some COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients
Federal officials are investigating after some COVID-19 vaccine recipients have developed the rare blood disorder thrombocytopenia, with at least several cases resulting in death. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating and assessing the reported cases, an agency spokesperson told The Epoch Times via email. “At this time, we have not found a causal relationship,” the…
As Supply Struggles Hamper County’s COVID-19 Efforts, Just 3 Percent of Residents are Fully Vaccinated
Less than three percent of Orange County residents have been fully inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the most recently available regional health data. California Immunization Registry numbers, posted to Orange County Health Care Authority’s (HCA) COVID-19 dashboard, indicate 86,806 residents had been inoculated with both doses of the vaccine as of Feb. 1. The county’s total…
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