Brussels announced common measures to protect against monkeypox and signs an agreement on the purchase of vaccines. Having curbed the coronavirus, at least temporarily, the EU is rushing to fight monkeypox. And not that this virus is deadly, but for immunocompromised people, children and pregnant women, it can pose a certain threat. More than 900 […]
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All about monkeypox: causes, symptoms, spread, outcome, prevention
The World Health Organization is convening an emergency meeting of experts to discuss the monkeypox outbreak. The disease is steadily “spreading” around the world and has already affected more than 100 people in Europe. Cases of monkeypox have been reported in Spain, Portugal, Great Britain, Italy and other countries. In France, the first possible case […]
Novavax Vaccine: why the vaccination platform is not opening
As Marios Themistocleous noted at a briefing on the progress of vaccination against coronavirus, the electronic platform for registering for the Novavax vaccine is not yet open. “We still don’t have a firm delivery date for the Novavax vaccine, so we are not opening up the platform,” said the Secretary General of Primary Health Care. […]
Vaccine side effects – what the statistics say
The DW edition, based on official statistics, refutes fake rumors about the serious consequences of vaccinations against coronavirus. Fact-checking DW For more than a year, a vaccination campaign has been going on around the world, and social networks are still full of fake “horror stories”. The publication analyzes official data, citing specific figures. The statistics […]
Pfizer: Vaccines for 2-5 year olds will become available at the end of February
As soon as Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine formulations are approved for children under 5 years of age, which is expected in the coming weeks, vaccines will become available for this age group. The companies will apply for an emergency marketing authorization for their vaccine with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to The […]
Sputnik V: Greece recognized the Russian vaccine
The General Secretary of Primary Health Care, Marios Themistokleous, made a number of clarifications regarding the coronavirus vaccination. In particular, referring to vaccines recognized in Greece, Mr. Themistokleous noted that the National Vaccination Committee approved five more vaccines, including the Russian Sputnik V vaccine. That is, citizens vaccinated abroad with the AstraZeneca, Pfaizer, Moderna, J&J […]
Promising results from experimental trials of an HIV mRNA vaccine
An experimental HIV mRNA vaccine – a technology similar to that used in the Covid-19 vaccine – has shown promising results when tested in animals (rodents and macaques), scientists in the United States said. Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), led by Dr. Paolo Lusso and with the participation of […]
Another side effect of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine
A new side effect of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been identified by the European Medicines Agency as small vascular dermatitis. The European Medicines Agency has discovered a new vaccine side effect that the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has suggested adding to the potential side effects of Janssen, Reuters reported. No new side […]
Omicron: Russian cardiologist Myasnikov believes that "deaths will be more"
Experts are concerned about the spread of the coronavirus in Russia. The emergence of a new version of it is even more alarming. A new omicron strain was found in fully vaccinated people, which, according to the Russian doctor, indicates a decrease in the effectiveness of vaccines in relation to it. The main concern among […]
Moderna CEO pessimism: vaccines will need to be modified
Moderna CEO Stephen Bansell predicts that current coronavirus vaccines are unlikely to be effective against the Omicron mutation: “I don’t think it’s as effective as with the Delta mutation. I believe that there will be a significant decrease in efficiency. I just don’t know how much, because we need to wait for the data. But […]
Moderna, AstraZeneca, Pfizer and J&J Ready to Fight the Omicron Mutation
The race has begun among vaccine manufacturers Pfizer, Moderna, Astrazeneca and J&J. Pharmaceutical companies are rushing to modernize coronavirus drugs to eradicate the new Omicron mutation, which is of great concern around the world. Pharmaceutical companies have already announced that they will develop a special vaccine. At the end of November, the world’s leading manufacturers […]
YouTube Blocks Brazilian President For False Vaccine Information
This is not the first time YouTube has blocked Jair Bolsonara, President of Brazil. He is accused of spreading false information about vaccines and their connection to AIDS. Google-owned platform explains its actions to block the head of the Latin American state: “We removed the video from Jair Bolsonaro’s channel because he violated our policy […]