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Stock market today: Asian markets churn upward after the Dow ticks to another record high
Read full article: Stock market today: Asian markets churn upward after the Dow ticks to another record highAsian shares have churned higher after the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to another record high.
Merck, Moderna detail potential skin cancer vaccine progress
Read full article: Merck, Moderna detail potential skin cancer vaccine progressShares of Merck and Moderna jumped early Tuesday after the drugmakers said a potential skin cancer vaccine they are developing using the same technology behind COVID-19 preventive shots did well in a mid-stage study.
WHO: New COVID cases, deaths keep falling nearly everywhere
Read full article: WHO: New COVID cases, deaths keep falling nearly everywhereThe number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally continued to fall nearly everywhere in the world in what the World Health Organization described as a āwelcome declineā at a media briefing on Wednesday.
British regulator 1st to OK Moderna's updated COVID booster
Read full article: British regulator 1st to OK Moderna's updated COVID boosterBritish drug regulators have become the first in the world to authorize an updated version of Modernaās coronavirus vaccine that aims to protect against the original virus and the omicron variant.
COVID-19 worsening in San Antonio as FDA advisers move forward with vaccine for children under 5
Read full article: COVID-19 worsening in San Antonio as FDA advisers move forward with vaccine for children under 5The FDA advisers give the green light to Moderna and Pfizer COVID vaccines for kids under the age of five. According to the White House, shots could be ready as soon as next week.
US: Pfizer COVID-19 shot appears effective for kids under 5
Read full article: US: Pfizer COVID-19 shot appears effective for kids under 5A review by federal health officials says that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine appears safe and effective for children under 5, the only group not currently eligible for vaccination.
EXPLAINER: What to know about COVID vaccines for little kids
Read full article: EXPLAINER: What to know about COVID vaccines for little kidsModerna says it will ask regulators to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 6 but several hurdles need to be cleared before the shots could become available.
WHO works to spread COVID vaccine technology to more nations
Read full article: WHO works to spread COVID vaccine technology to more nationsThe World Health Organization is creating a global training center to help poorer countries make vaccines, antibodies and cancer treatments using the messenger RNA technology used to make COVID-19 vaccines.
Six African countries to receive mRNA vaccine technology
Read full article: Six African countries to receive mRNA vaccine technologyEgypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia will be the first African countries to receive the technology required to produce mRNA vaccines on the continent.
Japan starts mass COVID boosters as omicron cases soar
Read full article: Japan starts mass COVID boosters as omicron cases soarTokyo has launched a mass inoculation drive for COVID-19 booster shots at a temporary center operated by the military as Japan tries to speed up delayed third jabs to counter surging infections.
San Antonio mother shares childrenās experience in Modernaās COVID-19 vaccine study
Read full article: San Antonio mother shares childrenās experience in Modernaās COVID-19 vaccine studyA San Antonio mother is sharing her familyās story after her children received the COVID-19 shot in August in a Moderna vaccine trial.
NBA to players, coaches, refs: Booster shots are recommended
Read full article: NBA to players, coaches, refs: Booster shots are recommendedThe NBA has told its players, coaches and referees that they should receive booster shots against the coronavirus, with particular urgency for those who received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Wondering who can get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot and when? Hereās what Texans need to know.
Read full article: Wondering who can get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot and when? Hereās what Texans need to know.The vaccineās protection goes down with time, so medical experts recommend a supplemental dose after two to six months. Find out here if itās time to get one.
Moderna, Johnson & Johnson booster shots to be provided by Metro Health starting Wednesday
Read full article: Moderna, Johnson & Johnson booster shots to be provided by Metro Health starting WednesdayMetro Health will administer COVID-19 booster doses of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines beginning Wednesday at its COVID-19 vaccine pop-up clinics.
Next on FDA's agenda: Booster shots of Moderna, J&J vaccines
Read full article: Next on FDA's agenda: Booster shots of Moderna, J&J vaccinesWith many Americans who got Pfizer vaccinations already rolling up their sleeves for a booster shot, millions of others who received the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine wait anxiously to learn when itās their turn.
Moderna has no plans to share its COVID-19 vaccine recipe
Read full article: Moderna has no plans to share its COVID-19 vaccine recipeThe chairman of Moderna says the company has no plans to share the recipe for its COVID-19 vaccine because executives have concluded that scaling up their own production is the best way to increase the global supply.
The Latest: UN chief decries pandemic's harm to the poor
Read full article: The Latest: UN chief decries pandemic's harm to the poorThe United Nations chief says the pandemic has forced more than 100 million people into poverty and left over 4 billion people with little or no social support, health care or income protection.
Tourist who wrote āMadernaā on COVID-19 vaccination card wanted after skipping Hawaii Zoom hearing
Read full article: Tourist who wrote āMadernaā on COVID-19 vaccination card wanted after skipping Hawaii Zoom hearingA Hawaii judge issued a bench warrant for an Illinois woman after she failed to appear for a virtual court hearing Wednesday following her arrest for an alleged fake COVID-19 vaccination card that misspelled Moderna as āMaderna.ā
Misspelling of Moderna leads to touristās arrest in Hawaii
Read full article: Misspelling of Moderna leads to touristās arrest in HawaiiA 24-year-old Illinois woman submitted a fake COVID-19 vaccination card to visit Hawaii with a glaring spelling error that led to her arrest: Moderna was spelled āMaderna,ā according to court documents.
Comal County taking appointments for third dose of COVID-19 vaccines
Read full article: Comal County taking appointments for third dose of COVID-19 vaccinesComal County residents who are moderate to severely immunocompromised can now make appointments for a third dose of the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines.
WHO: COVID-19 vaccination triples in Africa but still low
Read full article: WHO: COVID-19 vaccination triples in Africa but still lowThe Africa director of the World Health Organization says the continent was able to triple its COVID-19 vaccination rate over the past week, helped by growing numbers of donations of doses from developed countries.
San Antonio Market to offer third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised beneficiaries
Read full article: San Antonio Market to offer third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised beneficiariesThe San Antonio Market will begin offering on Monday an additional dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised beneficiaries, officials said.
EU likely to decide on Moderna COVID shot for kids next week
Read full article: EU likely to decide on Moderna COVID shot for kids next weekA top official at the European Medicines Agency says a decision on whether to recommend that Modernaās COVID-19 vaccine be authorized for children is expected late next week.
Vaccine deliveries rising as delta virus variant slams Asia
Read full article: Vaccine deliveries rising as delta virus variant slams AsiaAs many Asian countries battle their worst surge of COVID-19 infections, the slow flow of vaccine doses from around the world is finally picking up speed, giving hope that inoculation rates can increase and help blunt the effect of the rapidly spreading delta variant.
The Latest: Australia official urges against AstraZeneca
Read full article: The Latest: Australia official urges against AstraZenecaThe top health official in Australia's Queensland state is advising adults under age 40 not to take the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine because of the risk of a rare blood clotting disorder, even though the Australian government is making those shots available to all adults.
Experts: Benefits of COVID vaccine outweigh small heart risk
Read full article: Experts: Benefits of COVID vaccine outweigh small heart riskFederal officials say they plan to strengthen cautions about a rare side effect of some COVID-19 vaccines ā chest pain and heart inflammation, mostly among teenagers and young adults.
Moderna's president talks COVID-19 and vaccine technology
Read full article: Moderna's president talks COVID-19 and vaccine technologyModerna President Dr. Stephen Hoge says his company is working on developing COVID-19 vaccine booster shots while also trying to harness the genetic code technology it helped pioneer to fight other diseases.
Second shot of Pfizer, Moderna vaccines necessary to protect against more contagious Delta COVID-19 variant, health officials say
Read full article: Second shot of Pfizer, Moderna vaccines necessary to protect against more contagious Delta COVID-19 variant, health officials sayA plea is resounding from local health leaders in Bexar County when it comes to the new Delta COVID-19 variant and vaccines. They're asking people to ensure they get the second dose of two-shot vaccines, like Pfizer and Moderna.
Japan expands state of emergency, approves 2 more vaccines
Read full article: Japan expands state of emergency, approves 2 more vaccinesJapan has expanded a coronavirus state of emergency hours after it approved the use of two more vaccines in an effort to contain a worrying surge in infections nine weeks ahead of the opening of the Tokyo Olympics.
UK races to test, vaccinate as virus variant threatens plans
Read full article: UK races to test, vaccinate as virus variant threatens plansBritain has sent public health officials, backed by the army, to distribute coronavirus tests door-to-door in two northern England towns to contain a fast-spreading variant that threatens the country's lockdown-easing plans.
Teen participant in Moderna vaccine trial pushing for other adolescents to get COVID-19 shot
Read full article: Teen participant in Moderna vaccine trial pushing for other adolescents to get COVID-19 shotAn emergency room physician saw the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic up close, and when the opportunity arose, she got her 15-year-old daughter into the Moderna vaccine trial for children ages 12-17.
COVID-19 vaccines being offered, administered to Bexar County Jail inmates, BCSO says
Read full article: COVID-19 vaccines being offered, administered to Bexar County Jail inmates, BCSO saysInmates being held at the Bexar County Jail can receive the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine, beginning this weekend, according to the Bexar County Sheriffās Office.