Vaccine makers are set to deliver fewer coronavirus vaccine doses to the European Union than expected, leading the bloc to require pharmaceutical firms to notify it before exporting vaccines Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2265818-eu-begins-to-clamp-down-on-vaccine-exports-as-supplies-fall-short/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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Moderna Vaccine Appears To Work Against Variants
Moderna’s Covid vaccine appears to work against new, more infectious variants of the pandemic virus found in the UK and South Africa, say scientists from the US pharmaceutical company. The BBC reports: Early laboratory tests suggest antibodies triggered by the vaccine can recognize and fight the new variants. More studies are needed to confirm this is true for people who have…
Why cats and dogs may need their own COVID-19 vaccines
Animal “reservoirs” may pose a risk to humans down the road. Source: https://www.livescience.com/pets-covid-19-vaccine.html
Are Experts Underselling the Effectiveness of Covid-19 Vaccines?
David Leonhardt won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 2011. This week in a New York Times newsletter, he argues that early in the pandemic experts around the world mistakenly discouraged mask use because of “a concern that people would rush to buy high-grade medical masks, leaving too few for doctors and nurses. The experts were also [at the time] unsure…
UK coronavirus variant may be more deadly, early evidence suggests
COVID-19 vaccines are still expected to work against the new variant. Source: https://www.livescience.com/uk-coronavirus-variant-more-deadly.html
Amazon Offers Biden Help With Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution
Amazon has extended an offer to President Joe Biden to assist with the national distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, a move that could expedite the federal effort to combat the pandemic. From a report: Dave Clark, the CEO of Amazon’s consumer business, and one of the company’s highest-ranking executives, sent a letter to the president shortly after he was sworn in Wednesday….
Why vaccinating everyone on the planet may still not wipe out covid-19
More transmissible coronavirus variants, coupled with questions about whether the vaccines prevent transmission, means it might be impossible to wipe out covid-19 Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933184-300-why-vaccinating-everyone-on-the-planet-may-still-not-wipe-out-covid-19/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Can coronavirus variants reinfect people and evade the vaccines?
It looks like some of the new coronavirus variants can evade parts of our immune response, but it’s not yet clear if we need to update the vaccines Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2265221-can-coronavirus-variants-reinfect-people-and-evade-the-vaccines/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
You can boost a vaccine’s effect with good moods and good friends
A positive outlook, even just on the day of receiving a vaccine, as well as strong social ties and a happy relationship can help increase antibodies made in response to a shot Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933173-900-you-can-boost-a-vaccines-effect-with-good-moods-and-good-friends/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Is the UK right to delay the second dose of the covid-19 vaccines?
To vaccinate more people quickly, the UK is making people wait up to three months for a booster shot rather than the few weeks tested in trials. Here’s what the evidence says about the situation Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933173-700-is-the-uk-right-to-delay-the-second-dose-of-the-covid-19-vaccines/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…