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UK donates new batch of Paediatric COVID vaccine doses
Governor of the Virgin Islands, H.E. John J. Ranking CMG has revealed that the UK has donated a further 200 doses of the Pfizer Paediatric COVID-19 vaccine doses which arrived on, May 12, 2022
Only 7% of 5-11s in England have had Covid jab as parents hesitate
Six weeks after start of vaccine rollout, fraction of young children have had first dose as parents question usefulness
Active COVID-19 cases jump to 880 in USVI
Covid-19 cases in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) continue to rise, with the [US] Virgin Islands Department of Health (DoH) reporting 880 active infections as of Friday, May 6, 2022, numbers not seen since early January when the Omicron var...
The Great Currency Reset And Why Europe Is Trapped
EU leadership and Davos understand that its hold on those countries is tenuous... This is a policy and a plan designed to force them into submission and keep them down...
Pfizer accused of Covid profiteering as first-quarter sales hit $26bn
Pharma firm criticised over pricing and for keeping monopoly control over vaccine and new Paxlovid pill
U.S. likely to find out about next COVID booster by summer -Fauci
Scientists and health officials by this summer should have a better sense of what type of COVID-19 booster will be needed to deal with the next phase of the pandemic and when it should be administered, top U.S. infectious disease expert ...
Unvaccinated children hospitalized at twice the rate during Omicron surge -U.S. study
Hospitalization rates for unvaccinated children ages 5 to 11 were twice as high as among those who were vaccinated during the record COVID-19 surge caused by the Omicron variant, according to a U.S. study released on Tuesday.
Fourth shot protects against severe Omicron outcomes; COVID may increase risk of rare eye blood clots
The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review.
China's Health System Faces Raft Of Challenges As Omicron Hits
Chinese vaccines have shown a lower rate of efficacy in studies compared with many foreign jabs.
Pfizer recalls 2nd blood pressure med in a week, again on potential carcinogen fears
Pfizer issued a second round of Canadian recalls this week as the country’s drug regulator continues to weed out meds with an excess of potential cancer-causing impurities.
With 37 million in lockdown and Covid plans under fire, Chinese ask: what comes next?
Elderly residents are wary of the jab even as Omicron spreads, and critics say zero-Covid policy is not sustainable
‘We are on our way back’ to economic normalcy – Hon Malone
Virgin Islands Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Maline (AL) has assured that the territory is on ‘its way back to’ normality should citizens continue to take up COVID-19 vaccination and booster shorts.
EU Approves Moderna Covid Vaccine For Children 6-11
The regulator has so far approved 5 jabs for use in the EU: Pfizer and Moderna, which use messenger RNA technology, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson.
UK supplies BVI with more Pfizer and 500 paediatric vaccines
The United Kingdom government has supplied the Virgin Islands with another 3,510 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and the first batch of 500 paediatric vaccines for children ages five to 11.
Six African countries to begin making mRNA vaccines as part of WHO scheme
Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia first countries to be assisted by global mRNA hub
FDA official reveals Biden plan for Covid jabs – Project Veritas
Even toddlers will eventually be required to get annual Covid-19 jabs, an FDA official said in the undercover clip
The cells that can give you super-immunity
Memory B cells were discovered more than half a century ago. But scientists are just beginning to understand the crucial role they play in protecting people from serious illness.
US delays decision on COVID vaccine for children under 5
US FDA postpones decision to approve shot for young children by at least two months, seeking more data.
Covid boosters wane after 4 months but protects against hospitalisation- CDC
Booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines lose substantial effectiveness after about four months — but still provided significant protection in keeping people out of the hospital during the omicron surge, according to a s...
What counts as fully vaccinated?
Vaccines. Boosters. Covid tests. Health forms. There’s a lot to think about when it comes to going on holiday.
Johnson & Johnson stops Covid-19 vaccine production
Johnson & Johnson has quietly paused production of its Covid vaccine, according to a media report
FirstBank makes COVID-19 boosters mandatory for all staff
Although the Government of the Virgin Islands has not made vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory and has said it does not intend to, some businesses have made it mandatory for their staff.
Unvaccinated persons, slow uptake in Pfizer boosters a concern
Health Minister Carvin Malone has expressed concern about the pace at which persons in the territory are moving to get vaccinated.
Pfizer sees revenues double to $81bn thanks to COVID-19 vaccine
The US drugs giant, which sold $37bn worth of the jab last year and expects sales of $32bn this year, said it had put "billions of dollars of capital on the line" in the early stages of the pandemic to develop the drug.
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