By Nicole Ireland The Canadian Press Posted September 19, 2024 5:02 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Health Canada has authorized Novavax’s updated COVID-19 vaccine that protects against currently circulating variants of the virus. The protein-based vaccine, called Nuvaxovid, has been reformulated to target the JN.1 subvariant of Omicron. … Read more
A team of researchers from The University of Texas, Austin, has identified an antibody, ‘SC27’, that could potentially counteract all known variants of the virus causing COVID-19, as well as distantly related coronaviruses that infect animals. This finding marks a significant advancement in the ongoing efforts to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. Antibody ‘SC27’ Shows Promise … Read more
Kansas AG Kris Kobach: Pfizer violated state Consumer Protection Act Pfizer: Case has ‘no merit’ and company will respond in ‘due course’ Dr. John Moore: Political vaccine misinformation deadly to citizens Updated: Jun 20, 2024 / 09:45 PM CDT (NewsNation) – Dr. John Moore, Cornell University virologist and researcher, says “Red COVID” is a “statistically proven … Read more
(NewsNation) — The state of Kansas has sued the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, accusing it of misleading the public about its COVID-19 vaccine by making false claims about its effectiveness. In the lawsuit filed Monday, Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach claims Pfizer misled Kansas residents by claiming the vaccine was safe and hid evidence of the shot’s link … Read more
A combined jab for flu and Covid triggered a stronger immune response than separate single vaccines, according to data released by Moderna. The results raise hopes the new vaccine could be approved by regulators this year or next, before potentially being rolled out on the NHS. The US pharmaceutical firm’s Spikevax Covid jab is currently … Read more
The NHS nurse who administered the world’s first Covid jab is launching a charity to help internationally-trained health workers reach their full potential. Filipina May Parsons found herself in the spotlight when she gave 90-year-old Maggie Keenan the groundbreaking inoculation in December 2020. She has since become one of Britain’s best-known nurses, receiving the George … Read more
Health bosses have issued a warning to three groups of people amid a rise in cases of COVID-19 in the UK. The NHS is calling on all eligible people to come forward for their spring vaccination against the virus. Latest figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) show there was a 21.2 percent increase … Read more
Canada’s lull in COVID-19 cases faces a potential disruption with the emergence of a new family of subvariants, playfully dubbed the ‘FLiRT’ variants. These genetic cousins, originating from JN.1, the Omicron subvariant that fuelled the winter surge, are now spreading nationwide, with one variant, KP.2, quickly gaining dominance in Canada. KP.2 is the dominant subvariant … Read more
Fears have been raised that two new Covid variants linked to a sudden rise in cases worldwide could be “harder to stop” due to increased immunity against existing vaccines. Health experts have warned the FLiRT strain, of which there are two subvariants, could be linked to a “major surge” in Covid diagnoses. Dubbed FLiRT after … Read more
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) released its updated guidelines on Friday on the use of COVID-19 vaccines during the upcoming fall season. Although COVID-19 rates are currently low across the country, NACI said it anticipates a surge in activity during the fall and winter months, aligning with patterns seen in previous years and consistent … Read more
