Medicago’s vaccine prevents Covid-19, but the WHO may reject it anyway because the Canadian pharmaceutical company is partially owned by cigarette giant Philip Morris International.
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Pfizer Reportedly Set To Request Authorization For Second Covid Booster Shot For Seniors
Pfizer-BioNTech will soon request FDA emergency authorization for a second Covid booster shot for people 65 and older, a group for which the agency has previously been quick to approve new shots, the Washington Post reported.
China Faces Its Largest Covid Outbreak In Two Years As Daily Cases Double To 3,500
China is facing its highest number of Covid cases since the early days of the pandemic in Wuhan in 2020.
Coronavirus Rates Jump At Some Wastewater Testing Sites—Even As Case Counts Decline
Positive coronavirus tests have plummeted nationwide for weeks, but some wastewater sampling sites tracked by the CDC are showing an increase in Covid-19 rates.
‘Stealth’ Omicron Subvariant Is Likely Behind A Surge In Cases And Hospitalizations In The U.K.
Experts think waning immunity from booster shots, the infectious BA.2 omicron relative and lifting all pandemic restrictions weeks ago could be contributing to the rising number of cases and hospital admissions.
Pfizer Will Donate All Russian Profits To Ukrainian Relief Efforts
Pfizer said it will also only provide a humanitarian supply of medicine to Russia going forward.
Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine Effective In Preventing Kids From Catching Omicron, Study Finds
Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine reduces the risk of omicron infection by 31% among children age 5-11 and by 59% among children age 12-15, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
True Covid Pandemic Death Toll Could Be Three Times Higher Than Official Count, Study Finds
More than 18 million people died during the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, which is more than would have been expected from past trends, researchers found.
DOJ Has Brought Charges Over $8 Billion In Alleged Fraud From Covid Relief
The DOJ appointed a new director to handle ongoing Covid-19 fraud investigations.
Mask Mandate On Airplanes, Public Transportation Extended Until April 18
The extension comes even as mask mandates have now been lifted in every state nationwide.
