Officials defend AstraZeneca vaccine after U.K., E.U. blood clot guidance
April 9, 2021:-The British government and health experts in the country are rushing to defend the COVID-19 vaccine by AstraZeneca, and the University of Oxford follows concerns over a link to blood clot.
‘Nobody will wear’ coronavirus masks by June
May 18, 2021: -On Monday, Dr. Scott Gottlieb said he expects more Americans to stop wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus in the coming weeks.
New Zealand is dropping its Covid-19 elimination plan
October 5, 2021: On Monday, New Zealand abandoned its elimination of coronavirus, easing some Covid-19 lockdown restrictions in its biggest city Auckland. It will instead look to live with the virus while controlling its spread.
Moderna says its Covid vaccine is 100% effective
May 26, 2021: -On Tuesday, Moderna said its Covid-19 vaccine was 100% effective in a study of adolescents ages 12 to 17, making it the second shot behind Pfizer’s to demonstrate high efficacy in younger age groups.
Moderna says its Covid booster produced a ‘robust’ immune response
August 6, 2021: On Thursday, according to details of a study released with the company’s second-quarter earnings report, Moderna said its Covid-19 vaccine booster dose produced a “robust” antibody response against the highly contagious delta variant.
Moderna is producing millions of mRNA vaccines in Australia
December 15, 2021: -U.S. drugmaker Moderna will produce millions of mRNA vaccines a year in Australia after agreeing to set up one of its most extensive manufacturing facilities outside the United States and Europe.
Microsoft Cloud to target the Health-care industry
May 22, 2020: Incorporating into the existing solution like Azure Cloud, Team communication app Microsoft is now targeting the Health-care industry with a new customized cloud solution.
Many people who get Covid delta infections are asymptomatic
July 14, 2021: -People who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 are still getting infected with the delta variant. Still, global health officials said the shots had protected most people from getting severely sick or dying.
Johnson & Johnson requests emergency authorization from FDA
February 5, 2021: Johnson & Johnson applied for an emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for its vaccine against the coronavirus disease after releasing data last week, which shows it was about 66% effective in giving protection.
In the U.K., cases of the Covid variant identified in India double in 1 week
June 01, 2021: -Cases of the Covid-19 variant first identified in India have more than doubled in England within one week, the country’s health authority said.
