What to Know About the World’s Top Covid-19 Vaccines The Health and Science DeskTracking the coronavirus Oxford-AstraZeneca Efficacy: 62-90%, depending on dose Dose: 2 doses, 4 weeks apart Storage: Stable in refrigerator for at least 6 months Authorized so far in Britain, India and several other countries, this shot is …
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The DTP vaccine teaches us about how brilliant vaccine technology can be, but also how it can be studied and improved over time. This time of year, my thoughts turn to the DTP vaccine. Last year I wrote about the apocryphal “Christmas miracle” of 1891, in which the newly discovered …
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Some states are already expanding eligibility to people 65 and over, even though millions of people the C.D.C. recommends go first — health care workers and nursing home residents — have yet to get shots. Just weeks into the country’s coronavirus vaccination effort, states have begun broadening access to the …
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As prison outbreaks rise, the state has moved inmates forward in the line to receive inoculations. Tens of thousands of prison inmates in Massachusetts will be among the first to be offered coronavirus vaccines, before home health aides, seniors and medically vulnerable residents of the state. The inmates, along with …
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“It is the American health care system, so there are bound to be loopholes.” Preparing to give a covid vaccine at the Medical University of South Carolina on Tuesday. It is supposed to be free to everyone. Leslie Ryann McKellar for The New York Times When Americans receive a coronavirus vaccine, …
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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced yesterday (December 14) that Singapore will enter Phase 3 of reopening on December 28. Despite the easing of restrictions in a controlled manner, PM Lee warned that we should not let our guards down. The pandemic is still raging and we might have to …
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The U.S., Britain, Canada and others are hedging their bets, reserving doses that far outnumber their populations, as many poorer nations struggle to secure enough. As a growing number of coronavirus vaccines advance through clinical trials, wealthy countries are fueling an extraordinary gap in access around the world, laying claim …
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The coronavirus is spreading out of control in the United States, overwhelming health systems and killing more than 1,100 Americans a day. But there is a slender silver lining: It is hastening the testing of vaccines that could eventually end the pandemic. The surging virus has already allowed Pfizer and …
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Vaccine experts peppered officials at the Food and Drug Administration with a range of questions on Thursday about its guidelines for approving a coronavirus vaccine, pushing the agency on whether it should wait longer to collect more safety data and whether an emergency approval could jeopardize the outcome of the …
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