Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness against both infection and death was studied in three US approved jabs – the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA shots, and the Janssen viral vector vaccine. Having analyzed data from 780,225 US veterans of different ages and sexes between February and October, researchers came to a disturbing conclusion. Vaccine …
Read More »Pfizer vaccine losing effectiveness amid Delta variant surge, Israeli Health Ministry says as it mulls 3rd shot & new restrictions
The vaccine fell to 64% effectiveness in preventing symptomatic infection over the last month, the Health Ministry reported on Monday, noting that the decrease coincided with the rapid spread of the more contagious Delta variant across Israel. The health officials however said the Pfizer shot still offers strong protection against …
Read More »Germany’s CureVac jab shows only 48% effectiveness against Covid-19 in final stage of trial, driving stock plunge
CureVac announced the second- and third-phase trial results for its CVnCoV vaccine on Wednesday, in its final analysis for a 40,000-subject study that drew participants from 10 countries across Europe and Latin America. “In the unprecedented context of 15 strains circulating within the study population at the time of final …
Read More »AstraZeneca jab’s effectiveness slips to 76% in new test data after vaccine maker comes under fire for submitting ‘outdated’ info
The pharma firm publicized the results of its 32,000-person US trial in the early hours of Thursday morning, reporting that the immunization is 76% effective overall and 100% effective in staving off “critical disease and hospitalization” from Covid-19. For adults over the age of 65, the company put the figure …
Read More »Swedish university wants to test-compare Covid vaccines’ effectiveness on population of ENTIRE REGIONS, promises option to opt-out
The scientists are waiting for authorization to launch a study comparing every Covid-19 vaccine that has been given the green light by the Swedish Medical Products Agency. They say that while those jabs were tested against a placebo, they haven’t been tested against each other to see how their attributes …
Read More »‘It’s about effectiveness & availability, not geopolitics’: Austria’s Kurz will take Sputnik V or Chinese vaccine if approved
Kurz was asked by German newspaper Welt am Sonntag whether he would personally take the Sputnik V or a Chinese-made vaccine. He replied: “Yes, if the vaccines are approved in Europe.” The vaccines are all about effectiveness, safety and availability, not geopolitical struggles. The chancellor added that Austria would “definitely” …
Read More »‘All vaccines welcome’: Merkel eyes Russia’s Sputnik V jab after ‘good data’ show over 91% effectiveness in clinical trial
“We have received good data today from the Russian vaccine,” Merkel said on Tuesday in a TV interview with public broadcaster ARD after interim analysis of Phase III clinical trial data was published by the esteemed British journal. “Every vaccine is welcome in the EU, but only after it has …
Read More »‘Average’ effectiveness & unexplained side effects: 7 QUESTIONS that AstraZeneca needs to answer about its Covid-19 vaccine
The British-Swedish company, which has developed its candidate vaccine together with the University of Oxford, “will begin the submission of the clinical data to regulators around the world that have a framework in place for emergency use or conditional approval,” its spokesman said on Monday, adding that the list of …
Read More »The Ukrainian Minister called for the legalization of prostitution and was sure of its effectiveness
Milovanov advocated the legalization of prostitution in Ukraine: can it become effective. The Minister of economic development, trade and agriculture of Ukraine Tymofiy mylovanov advocated the legalization of prostitution in the country. In an interview with “Word and Deed” Milovanov said that will effectively legalize and formalize the trade body. …
Read More »Experts: the effectiveness of governance after the presidential elections declined in 53 regions
In 2019, the management efficiency has declined in 53 of the 85 regions of Russia. This is stated in the annual rating of the Agency for political and economic communications (APEK), which publishes “Vedomosti”. This trend is not “catastrophic”, but reflects the problems encountered in the system of regional administration …
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