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Covid: Italy to require all workers to show 'green pass' certificate

Covid: Italy to require all workers to show 'green pass' certificate | Corona Virus news | Scoop.it
New rules mean workers must show they are vaccinated, have tested negative, or recovered from Covid.
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Moderna’s Covid-19 Vaccine Works Safely in Adolescents, Company Says

Moderna’s Covid-19 Vaccine Works Safely in Adolescents, Company Says | Corona Virus news | Scoop.it
Moderna said its Covid-19 vaccine was effective in children aged 12 to 17 in a new study, a finding that could clear the way for a second shot for use in adolescents.
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Inside COVAX’s Mission to Save the World: Two Billion Vaccine Doses for 190 Countries

Inside COVAX’s Mission to Save the World: Two Billion Vaccine Doses for 190 Countries | Corona Virus news | Scoop.it
The World Health Organization has launched the biggest vaccination campaign in human history, with the aim of distributing doses to 190 countries and limiting the risk of dangerous mutations. But the project is a race against time.
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Great piece on the COVAX initiative led by the World Health Organization.

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Covid-19 Vaccination Cards Are the Only Proof of Shots, Soon an Essential

Covid-19 Vaccination Cards Are the Only Proof of Shots, Soon an Essential | Corona Virus news | Scoop.it
Public-health experts say the cards may soon become passports to resume everything from travel to dating. The U.S. has no central database for immunizations and an incomplete patchwork of state records.
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Covid-19 Age-Based Vaccination Rules Come Under Fire

Covid-19 Age-Based Vaccination Rules Come Under Fire | Corona Virus news | Scoop.it
Critics say Connecticut and Maine’s new vaccination regimes unfairly exclude essential workers and people with serious medical conditions.
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COVID-19: EU eyes UK vaccine supply as AstraZeneca row deepens 

COVID-19: EU eyes UK vaccine supply as AstraZeneca row deepens  | Corona Virus news | Scoop.it
Brussels is pushing for the pharmaceutical giant to make up its shortfall of jabs using its factories in Britain.
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The consequences of vaccine war between AstraZeneca and the UE

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California turns stadiums into COVID-19 vaccination centers

California turns stadiums into COVID-19 vaccination centers | Corona Virus news | Scoop.it
California is transforming baseball stadiums and fairgrounds into mass vaccination sites as the coronavirus surge overwhelms hospitals and sets a deadly new record in the state
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California is turning stadiums into vaccination sites.

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US Coronavirus: FDA intends to 'proceed towards an authorization' of Covid-19 vaccine, official says, as cases soar

US Coronavirus: FDA intends to 'proceed towards an authorization' of Covid-19 vaccine, official says, as cases soar | Corona Virus news | Scoop.it
The FDA has informed Pfizer it intends "to proceed towards an authorization" of the manufacturer's Covid-19 vaccine, the US Health and Human Services Secretary told ABC on Friday morning, as the country is deep into a worsening health crisis.
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Moderna to seek FDA emergency authorization after COVID-19 vaccine shows 94% efficacy in final analysis

Moderna to seek FDA emergency authorization after COVID-19 vaccine shows 94% efficacy in final analysis | Corona Virus news | Scoop.it
Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine could be the second vaccine to receive the Food and Drug Administration's emergency use authorization.
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Moderna applied today for emergency approval of its vaccine  by FDA.

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2nd virus vaccine shows overwhelming success in U.S. tests

2nd virus vaccine shows overwhelming success in U.S. tests | Corona Virus news | Scoop.it
Moderna said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine is proving to be highly effective in a major trial, a second dash of hope in the global race for a shot to tame a resurgent virus that is now killing more...
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A new vaccine entering final testing with very promising results.

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To Test Coronavirus Vaccines, UK Study Will Intentionally Infect Volunteers 

To Test Coronavirus Vaccines, UK Study Will Intentionally Infect Volunteers  | Corona Virus news | Scoop.it
The hotly contested strategy of deliberate exposure, known as a human challenge trial, could speed up the process of identifying effective coronavirus vaccines.
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Human trial with infected volunteers could speed the race for an effective vaccine but remains a contested strategy.

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Covid-19 Vaccine Developers Prepare Joint Pledge on Safety, Standards

Covid-19 Vaccine Developers Prepare Joint Pledge on Safety, Standards | Corona Virus news | Scoop.it
Drug makers developing Covid-19 vaccines plan to issue a pledge not to seek government approval until the shots have proven to be safe and effective, an unusual joint move among rivals that comes as they work to address concerns over a rush to mass vaccination.
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Drugmakers vow to ensure safety in Coronavirus race despite important government pressure.

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A coronavirus vaccine won’t change the world right away 

A coronavirus vaccine won’t change the world right away  | Corona Virus news | Scoop.it
The confident depiction by politicians and companies that a vaccine is imminent and inevitable may give people unrealistic beliefs about how soon the world can return to normal — and even spark resistance to simple strategies that can tamp down transmission.
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Great piece from the Washington Post explaining why a COVID-19 vaccine won't stop the pandemic right away and will take time to be fully effective.

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Covid-19 Vaccine Holdouts Face Restrictions in Europe as Delta Variant Spreads

Covid-19 Vaccine Holdouts Face Restrictions in Europe as Delta Variant Spreads | Corona Virus news | Scoop.it
Worried about the rapid spread of the Delta variant, governments are nudging, and in some cases, pushing, people to get vaccinated by introducing restrictions to daily life for those without a Covid-19 shot.
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Biden Backs Suspending Patents on Covid Vaccines 

Biden Backs Suspending Patents on Covid Vaccines  | Corona Virus news | Scoop.it
The Biden administration, siding with some world leaders over the U.S. pharmaceutical industry, came out in favor of waiving intellectual property protections for coronavirus vaccines.
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Joe Biden is now leading the patent suspension action for Covid vaccines

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Stade de France opens as France's largest Covid-19 vaccine centre

Stade de France opens as France's largest Covid-19 vaccine centre | Corona Virus news | Scoop.it
France’s largest stadium, the Stade de France, opened on Tuesday as its largest Covid-19 vaccination centre. Some 1,500 people made appointments for a jab at the venue to start a drive that health au…
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Biggest French stadium turned into a vaccination center

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How AstraZeneca went from pandemic hero to villain

How AstraZeneca went from pandemic hero to villain | Corona Virus news | Scoop.it
A series of missteps by AstraZeneca has led to scathing criticism of the drugmaker by policymakers and health officials, tarnishing its image as a hero of the coronavirus era.
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Interesting insights on the AstraZeneca vaccine

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Coronavirus UK: Charts show how vaccines are working

Coronavirus UK: Charts show how vaccines are working | Corona Virus news | Scoop.it
The first real-world data from the U.K.'s inoculation program has given an insight into how effective vaccines have been against Covid-19.
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Encouraging statistics on UK vaccine campaigns 

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Moderna vaccine should work against UK and South Africa COVID variants 

Moderna vaccine should work against UK and South Africa COVID variants  | Corona Virus news | Scoop.it
US biotech firm says its vaccine protects against all emerging strains but is developing the booster for the South Africa one "out of an abundance of caution"
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Encouraging news on Moderna vaccine efficiency against variants

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Your questions about coronavirus vaccines, answered

Your questions about coronavirus vaccines, answered | Corona Virus news | Scoop.it
With two coronavirus vaccines receiving federal clearance, we answer your questions — from when you should get vaccinated to how they work and how they were made so quickly.
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All the questions on Coronavirus vaccine answered by the Washington Post 

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Covid-19: Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine judged safe for use in UK from next week

Covid-19: Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine judged safe for use in UK from next week | Corona Virus news | Scoop.it
The UK is the first country to approve the Pfizer vaccine - with 800,000 doses due to arrive in the coming days.
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UK is going to start its massive Coronavirus vaccine campaign.

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Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine shows an average effectiveness of 70%

Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine shows an average effectiveness of 70% | Corona Virus news | Scoop.it
One regimen showed an effectiveness of 90% when participants received a half dose, followed by a full dose at least one month apart.
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After Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, Oxford-AstraZeneca is announcing the results of the trials of its vaccine.

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Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid vaccine found to be 90% effective

Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid vaccine found to be 90% effective | Corona Virus news | Scoop.it
Positive trial results could lead to shot being available for use by the end of the year
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Promising Coronavirus vaccine entering phase 3 trial and will be submitted to authorities approval in November.

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Coronavirus: Oxford University vaccine trial paused after participant falls ill

Coronavirus: Oxford University vaccine trial paused after participant falls ill | Corona Virus news | Scoop.it
AstraZeneca describes the pause in its keenly-awaited final clinical trials as routine.
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AstraZeneca pauses Coronavirus vaccine trial as participant falls ill. BBC News is explaining the reasons behind this routine pause in trial process.

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Russia First in World to Announce Coronavirus Vaccine

Russia First in World to Announce Coronavirus Vaccine | Corona Virus news | Scoop.it

Russia's health ministry has given approval for the world's first coronavirus vaccine to be used for the population.

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Russia claims that they have found an effective vaccine for Covid-19.

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