The main concern about B.1.1.7 is that it is highly infectious and spreads quickly among the unvaccinated, potentially overwhelming hospitals in areas where cases are…
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Changing Strategy, the E.U. Bets Big on Pfizer to Battle Covid
BRUSSELS — Bruised by major disruptions in supplies of the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, the European Union Wednesday announced it was putting trust…
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CDC and FDA Call for Pause on Johnson & Johnson Vaccine After Blood Clotting Cases
The Baltimore plant’s certification by the F.D.A. has now been delayed while inspectors investigate quality control issues, sharply reducing the supply of Johnson & Johnson…
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My Family’s Global Vaccine Journey
On Feb. 22, Mom texted that she and Dad had booked a March 11 appointment to get their first shots, followed by second doses in…
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The Reality of Vaccine Passports
[MUSIC PLAYING] jane coaston Today on “The Argument,” the case for and against vaccine passports. To a lot of people, a vaccine passport sounds great,…
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Covid-19 Vaccine Side Effects: Your Questions Answered
Every day nearly three million people in the United States are getting the Covid-19 vaccine. And every new jab prompts new questions about what to…
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Virus Variants Threaten to Draw Out the Pandemic, Scientists Say
For weeks, the mood in much of the United States has been buoyant. Cases, hospitalizations and deaths from the coronavirus have fallen steeply from their…
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The Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Is Said to Be Powerfully Protective in Adolescents
The Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine is extremely effective in young adolescents, perhaps even more so than in adults, the companies reported on Wednesday — a finding…
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Getting One Vaccine Is Good. How About Mix-and-Match?
In January, Britain made a change to its vaccine guidelines that shocked many health experts: If the second dose of one vaccine wasn’t available, patients…
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Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccines Are Very Effective, Report Says
The coronavirus vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech are proving highly effective at preventing symptomatic and asymptomatic infections under real-world conditions, federal health researchers reported…
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