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Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Significantly Protected Children, Adolescents During Pandemic

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The estimated efficacy of the vaccine against documented infection for children and adolescents during the Omicron wave was 74.3% and 85.5%, respectively.

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Does the COVID-19 Vaccine Help Hepatitis B Patients?

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In the 3 cases documented by researchers, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAG) levels were reduced by more than 50% after Japan began its COVID-19 vaccination program.

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‘A very worrying scenario’: Internal documents on India Covid-19 vaccine raise troubling questions about approval process

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As the Covid-19 pandemic spread across the world two years ago, one of India’s leading biotech companies was racing to develop a vaccine with crucial backing from the Indian government. Read the rest…

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Pfizer RSV vaccine seen as effective against severe disease, FDA documents say

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An experimental RSV vaccine developed by Pfizer to protect infants — by vaccinating pregnant people — was shown to be effective in preventing severe lower respiratory tract disease, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday in an analysis of the data generated to support licensure of the vaccine.

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Regulators questioned integrity of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, leaked files show

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European regulators questioned the integrity of early batches of Pfizer/BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine, although the matter was resolved before approval, according to information leaked online following a cyberattack. As it conducted its analysis of the vaccine in December, the European Medicines Agency’s systems were targeted by unknown hackers.

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IBM-led group wins German contract for digital vaccine passport

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Germany has awarded a tender to a consortium led by IBM to develop a secure app that will provide a digital version of the country’s paper vaccine certificates. IBM has already developed a Digital Health Pass that is being trialled in the US as a health passport, capturing COVID-19 test results, temperature scans and vaccine records.

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Say goodbye to the Covid-19 vaccination card. The CDC has stopped printing them

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It’s the end of an era for a once-critical pandemic document: The ubiquitous white Covid-19 vaccination cards are being phased out. Now that Covid-19 vaccines are not being distributed by the federal government, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stopped printing new cards. Read the rest…

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