England’s top medical officer on Saturday announced that the U.K. has identified a new variant of the coronavirus that “can spread more quickly” than prior strains of the virus, leading Prime Minister Boris Johnson to impose fresh restrictions on parts of the nation to control its spread. “We’re learning about …
Read More »Not all seniors will get Covid vaccine quickly. Most will have to wait
Ergin Yalcin | E+ | Getty Images For the nation’s oldest individuals who are eager for protection against Covid, the waiting game has commenced. Shipment of 2.9 million doses of the first U.S.-authorized coronavirus vaccine began Sunday, headed for hundreds of sites around the country. With initial supply limited — …
Read More »FDA chief says agency will quickly approve Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for emergency use
A vial of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is seen ahead of being administered at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, Northern Ireland December 8, 2020. Liam McBurney | Pool | Reuters The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is “rapidly” working toward clearing Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use after a …
Read More »Goldman predicts how quickly Covid-19 vaccines will be rolled out
A health worker injects a person during clinical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine at Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Florida. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images Investment bank Goldman Sachs has forecast that more than 70% of people in developed markets will be vaccinated against the coronavirus …
Read More »HHS Secretary Azar says FDA will move ‘as quickly as possible’ to OK Moderna and Pfizer’s vaccines
Alex Azar, secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), speaks during a news conference at the CDC Roybal Campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will move “as quickly as possible” to clear Pfizer …
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