Master Doctor Search: Vaccination
Researchers develop a mathematical means of assessing COVID-19 tests' false-negative rate
9 days ago - By News Medical
Even with more than 1.5 million Americans receiving a COVID vaccine each day, officials estimate it will take many more months before enough people are protected from the deadly virus.
Read more ...FDA: COVID Vaccines Must Work Against Old and New Strains
9 days ago - By MedPageToday
COVID-19 vaccines modified to work against circulating virus variants should have clinical immunogenicity studies supporting their effectiveness, and ensure they work not only against the variant strain, but the initial strain...
Read more ...Moderna aims to DOUBLE its COVID-19 vaccine production and deliver 40 million dose per month
9 days ago - By Daily Mail
Moderna hopes to double its delivery from 20 million doses per month to 40 million while Johnson & Johnson said it can deliver 20 million doses next month if its shot is approved by the FDA> .
Read more ...FDA issues guidance for medical product developers to address the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants
9 days ago - By News Medical
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued guidances for medical product developers, specifically covering vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics products, to address the emergence and potential future emergence of variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Read more ...Vaccines Adapted for Variants Will Not Need Lengthy Testing, F.D.A. Says
9 days ago - By NY Times
The agency's new guidance will speed the development of vaccines that protect against more contagious variants of the coronavirus.
Read more ...Variants Spur New FDA Guidance on COVID Vaccines, Tests, Drugs
9 days ago - By Medscape
Immunogenicity trials will test vaccines' effectiveness so they can be tweaked or boosters given, should the virus variants show resistance.
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Police are hunting for a hit-run driver who caused a near-fatal crash in Victoria's high country. involving an elderly couple whose car and caravan exploded into flames.
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Tips for Coping at Home: Advice From a Lifestyle Reporter
We asked Melissa Kirsch to talk about ways she keeps her spirits up and her day meaningful. For her, it starts with a movie night.
Britain's daily Covid cases fall by another third in a week to 6,385
Department of Health statistics show infections have plunged nearly 36 per cent on last Wednesday, when 9,938 positive tests were added to the Government's official toll.
Covid: Pfizer and Moderna vaccines give T-cell immunity against new variants
A study by the University of California, San Diego, tested the blood of vaccinated people against the Kent, South Africa, Brazil and California Covid variants and found white...
Scientists will test whether gout drug helps infected adults beat Covid symptoms
Oxford University researchers have begun trials on 30p pill colchicine today to examine whether it can reduce recovery time from Covid and prevent the need for hospital admission.
The Latest: Sri Lanka approves Russia's Sputnik V vaccine
Sri Lanka's drug regulatory body has approved the Russian Sputnik V vaccine as the second available for use in the Indian Ocean island nation
Wheelie-bin revolution to begin after April environment talks
Most councils in Australia run their own wheelie bin recycling service. Their differences have often lead to public confusion, high contamination rates and lower than expected...
Direct electron introduces Apollo
Direct Electron, a leading producer of next-generation direct detection cameras for transmission electron microscopes , today announces Apollo, a revolutionary new event-based...
Whichever path Penney takes, it's a long road back for Tahs
Coming off back-to-back record defeats, the Waratahs coach can go down the route of detail or desire as he tries to revitalise his side.