By Spencer Kimball KEY POINTS New York state officials found the effectiveness of Pfizer’s vaccine against Covid infection plummeted from 68% to 12% for children aged 5 to 11 during the omicron surge.The dramatic drop in vaccine effectiveness was likely due to the...
By Karen Gilchrist KEY POINTS Bill Gates told CNBC Friday that the risks of severe disease from Covid-19 have “dramatically reduced” but another pandemic is all but certain.Speaking at Germany’s annual Munich Security Conference, Gates said that a potential new...
By Chloe Taylor KEY POINTS A new study has compared the response of populist and non-populist governments during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.More than 40 countries were included in the analysis, with the U.S., the U.K. and India being deemed populist-led nations.In...
By Holly Ellyatt KEY POINTS The increase in omicron cases in the U.K. is on such steep trajectory that the country’s health security agency has issued a stark warning.Omicron cases are doubling every 2-3 days in the country.“The omicron data is enormously worrying,”...
By Robert Towey KEY POINTS The World Health Organization’s office for Europe said Covid deaths could rise by 700,000 over the coming months.The 53-country region is facing a surge of infection which has led to a lockdown in Austria and curbs in the Netherlands....
Berkeley Lovelace Jr. KEY POINTS Moderna said its Covid-19 vaccine booster shot produced a “robust” antibody response against the highly contagious delta variant.In a phase two trial, Moderna is testing a 50-microgram dose of three vaccine booster candidates in...
By Holly Ellyatt KEY POINTS New variants of the virus have often gone on to supplant previous versions of Covid-19.Some mutations of the virus, like the alpha variant and then the delta variant — discovered first in the U.K. and India, respectively — have been more...
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/27/pfizer-at-home-covid-pill-could-be-available-by-year-end-ceo-albert-bourla-says.html Originally published by: CNBC.com Author: Berkeley Lovelace Jr. Date: 4/27/2021 Categories: Integrative Therapies,Treatment