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An mRNA vaccine against coronavirus for children aged between five and 11 years old could be approved for use in Germany in a few weeks’ time, as early as by mid-October, Der Spiegel reported on Friday.  “In the coming weeks we will present the results of our study on the five- to …

Despite pledging in the past that he would never force Americans to roll up their sleeves for a mandatory vaccine, that is exactly what President Joe Biden announced this week to a nation already sick and tired of masks, lockdowns and political infighting. Worse, the US leader stoked divisions inside …

The effort to create a ‘pan-coronavirus’ jab is being spearheaded by US immunologist Drew Weissman, whose research paved the way for the current mRNA Covid-19 vaccines. “You have to assume there’s going to be more [pandemics],” Weissman told the AFP news agency on Friday, saying there was no justification in …

“I’m calling for an extension of the [booster] moratorium until at least the end of the year, to enable every country to vaccinate at least 40% of its population,” Tedros said at a Wednesday briefing. He added that while nearly all wealthier countries had reached the 10% vaccination threshold, and …

The battle over abortion rights has raged for decades, though it seemed all but won as recently as a month ago, with Roe v. Wade safely in the rearview mirror and no hint of any real legislative upset coming down the track. In May, however, Texas dropped a legislative bomb …

The number of people showing symptoms for the virus hit 11 on Monday, according to Kerala Health Minister Veena George. Among the symptomatic are the parents of the 12-year-old boy killed by the virus on Sunday, in addition to other relatives and healthcare workers who treated the youth. “Their condition …

Vaccines are one of the greatest scientific inventions in history, and without them we would be living in a different world.  Inoculations have been at the forefront of stopping the spread of deadly diseases throughout recent history. Polio, which leaves people with paralysis, stunted growth, decaying limbs, and life-threatening disabilities, …

The FDA asked Israel’s Health Ministry to brief the agency’s advisory committee on booster-shot data at the panel’s Sept. 17 meeting, according to Sharon Alroy-Preis, the ministry’s head of public health. “We have been asked to come and present Israel’s experience and our data so that we can truly help …

Crowds of protesters gathered in Amsterdam’s Dam Square on Sunday, for a 7km (4 mile) march through the city’s canal-lined streets and back to the square, all in protest of the centre-right government’s coronavirus policies.  Video footage showed a seemingly endless column of protesters marching along the route, with some …

Claiming that the NHS “is really well-practiced in this because they’ve been doing school immunisation programmes for a very long time,” Zahawi told Newton Dunn on Sunday said that “what you essentially do is make sure that the clinicians discuss this with the parents, with the teenager, and if they …