Pfizer, FDA meet to discuss COVID-19 booster
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News Jul 12, 2021 The FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said so far there is not enough data to recommend a booster.
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Resistance risk from non-antibiotic drugs Resistant bacteria in dog food No COVID benefit from azithromycin
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CDC calls for reopening schools fully, recommends masking
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News Jul 09, 2021 The CDC says vaccines are “one of the most critical strategies to help schools safely resume full operations.”
Africa marks worst pandemic week; Europe sees sharp rises
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News Jul 09, 2021 Sixteen African nations report resurgences, and cases have more than doubled in some European countries.
CDC, FDA contradict Pfizer on COVID-19 vaccine booster
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News Jul 09, 2021
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COVID vaccination in health workers COVID-19 vaccine minority outreach Vaccine-derived polio in 3 nations
China’s CoronaVac vaccine shows good efficacy in 2 studies
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News Jul 09, 2021 The vaccine had good efficacy against infection and severe disease, but lower than with mRNA vaccines.
US COVID-19 cases jump amid increased Delta activity
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News Jul 08, 2021 “We are now starting to see new and concerning trends in cases,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky says.
Delta COVID variant surges in Asia, casts shadow on Olympics
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News Jul 08, 2021 Also, global deaths pass 4 million, led by the United States, India, and Brazil.