A leading vaccine expert and pediatric doctor is warning parents that fit young people should hold off getting the new COVID booster shot, saying it can carry dangers and its effectiveness hasn’t yet been confirmed. Dr Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Centre at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a member of theContinue reading “New Bivalent COVID Booster Should Not Be Given To Healthy Young People, FDA Adviser Warns”
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The Head Of Moderna Warns That It Will Be Months Before A Specific Jab Is Developed To Combat Omicron
COVID vaccine maker Moderna warned that it will take months to develop an Omicron specific booster jab as Scotland identified three more cases of the mutant strain. Stephane Bancel, chief executive at the Massachusetts based vaccine manufacturer, said he expects the highly evolved COVID variant to cause a material reduction in the effectiveness of existingContinue reading “The Head Of Moderna Warns That It Will Be Months Before A Specific Jab Is Developed To Combat Omicron”
NHS England Draws Up Plans To Commence Vaccinating Children
It emerged that the NHS has drawn up proposals to offer COVID vaccines to children as young as 12 when schools return. NHS England bosses yesterday told trusts to be ready to expand the rollout to 12-15-year-olds in just two weeks, and health officials said that children won’t need parental consent to get the vaccine.Continue reading “NHS England Draws Up Plans To Commence Vaccinating Children”
Moderna Commences COVID Vaccine Trials In Children
Moderna has started dosing patients in a mid to late-stage study of its COVID 19 vaccine in children aged six months to less than 12 years. The study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of two doses of its mRNA-1273 shot given 28 days apart and plans to enrol about 6,750 children in the UnitedContinue reading “Moderna Commences COVID Vaccine Trials In Children”
US Catholic Bishops Advise People Not To Take The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
Roman Catholic leaders in St Louis and New Orleans are urging Catholics that the COVID 19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson is morally compromised because it’s produced using a cell line derived from an aborted fetus. The New Orleans archdiocese says the decision to get a vaccine is one of personal conscience. In its statement,Continue reading “US Catholic Bishops Advise People Not To Take The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 