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Which vaccines can be “quickly” modified for a new variant?
05 January, 2021
Reuters reports that “…an advantage of mRNA vaccine technology is that scientists can quickly re-engineer genetic material in the shot to match that of the mutated protein, whereas modifying traditional vaccines would require...COVID-19
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What does “Pandemic Level 5” in the UK mean?
United Kingdom // 05 January, 2021
Media reports that the UK's coronavirus alert level is...COVID-19
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B.1.1.7 variant has a higher reproduction number
05 January, 2021
As England and Scotland move into Tier 4 lock-downs...COVID-19
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COVID-19 vaccination has begun
Monaco // 05 January, 2021
COVID-19 vaccination is underway...COVID-19
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Concerns about vaccine efficacy on the 501.V2 variant virus
05 January, 2021
Growing concern about whether mutations in the 501.V2 variant virus will make it less susceptible to immunity following vaccination....COVID-19
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New restrictions in the UK
United Kingdom // 04 January, 2021
The UK has enacted restrictions to attempt to slow the spread...COVID-19
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UK the first to roll out Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine
United Kingdom // 04 January, 2021
At least 100 million doses secured...COVID-19
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AstraZeneca/Oxford and Bharat Biotech vaccines approved
India // 04 January, 2021
India has approved EUA for two vaccines...COVID-19
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COVID-19 cases rising rapidly in UK; emergency hospitals re-opened and schools shut
United Kingdom // 04 January, 2021
The UK has confirmed over 50,000 new COVID-19 cases...COVID-19
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Patients can receive different COVID-19 vaccine as their second dose if necessary
United Kingdom // 02 January, 2021
Per the UK's vaccination guidelines, patients who...COVID-19
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WHO statement on COVID-19 variants
01 January, 2021
WHO released a report on the known variants of the COVID virus...COVID-19
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Monoclonal Antibodies Given Instead of Vaccine
United States // 31 December, 2020
42 people mistakenly received wrong medication…COVID-19
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WHO Issues EUL for Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine
31 December, 2020
This is the first COVID-19 vaccine to receive conditional approval from WHO…COVID-19, General Articles
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US Purchases Further 100 Million Vaccine Doses
United States // 31 December, 2020
Department of Defense awarded contract to Moderna…COVID-19
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China conditionally approves Sinopharm vaccine
China // 31 December, 2020
The Chinese Government had conditionally approved...COVID-19
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Deliberate Destruction of Vaccine Doses
United States // 31 December, 2020
Federal authorities investigating…COVID-19
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Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine not ready for quick European approval
31 December, 2020
The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is unlikely to be approved in Europe in January...COVID-19
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Why the UK is initially using a full dose / full dose AstraZeneca vaccine regimen
United Kingdom // 31 December, 2020
Increased effectiveness of the vaccine is probably due to the longer gap between doses, rather than concentration...COVID-19
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Pfizer will complete the supply of first 200 million doses to the EU by September 2021
31 December, 2020
200million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will be distributed in Europe by...COVID-19
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Slow rate of vaccination in the US
United States // 31 December, 2020
The US is falling behind original targets to have 20 million people vaccinated by the end of the year...COVID-19
