Moderna Commits to Make More Vaccines, Combination Shots to Immunize Against Multiple Diseases

MEDICINE & HEALTH 03.08.2022 09:00 AM

Moderna has pledged to develop more vaccines other than the existing one against COVID-19. Find out the 15 other fatal diseases the company aims to combat.

Smallpox Vaccine Against COVID-19 Possible? Are We Seeing the End of Pandemic?

03.05.2022 23:54 PM

Smallpox vaccine has seen potential against COVID-19. Find out what expert says about the possibility of the end of the booster shot and eventually the pandemic.

Moderna Announces Clinical Trial for 3rd Vaccine Developed Against Omicron Variant

01.28.2022 14:21 PM

COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna recently announced its first participant in a clinical trial has already been given its Omicron-specific vaccine.

CORBEVAX COVID-19 Vaccine: Will This Cheap, Effective, Patent-Free Jab Help Put an End to the Pandemic?

01.21.2022 03:21 AM

The world has a new vaccine against COVID-19 in its arsenal, and it is cheaper and easy to transport and store.

COVID-Flu Vaccine: How Soon Can We Get This Combined Booster Shot Against Coronavirus, Influenza, RSV, of Moderna?

01.18.2022 05:43 AM

Vaccine maker Moderna recently said it is hoping to sell a combined booster jab for infectious diseases such as COVID-19, influenza, and a common respiratory virus known as RSV.

Johnson & Johnson Booster Efficacy At 85% Found Effective Against COVID-19 Omicron Variant, South African Study Reveals

01.14.2022 13:29 PM

The head of South Africa's Medical Research Council or SAMRC, Glenda Gray recently claimed that the COVID-19 vaccine booster shot developed by Johnson and Johnson has 85-percent efficacy.

Christmas Celebration Amid Spike of Omicron Variant: 7 Ways to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 During Holidays

12.23.2021 20:52 PM

This Christmas holiday season, protect yourself and others from COVID-19 infection by practicing these seven things.

Omicron Multiplies 70X Faster in Airways, 10X Slower in Lungs Compared to Earlier COVID-19 Strains

12.22.2021 03:50 AM

Findings from a recent investigation showed that the new COVID-19 Omicron variant is growing faster in tissues that line airways, and slower in lungs.

Vaccines Save Lives: Unvaccinated People Make Up 90% of Severe COVID-19 Cases in ICU

12.22.2021 01:37 AM

Vaccines have saved many lives since it was released to the public as it prevents severe COVID-19 and hospitalizations. Most cases in ICU now are unvaccinated people who initially refuse the jab and now begs to get vaccinated while in hospital.

Dr. Anthony Fauci Warns Omicron Is 'The Most Transmissible' COVID-19 Virus, Will Be Dominant In The U.S. Soon

12.17.2021 21:49 PM

Dr. Anthony Fauci, NIAID director, predicts that Omicron will become the country's most dominant COVID-19 variant as it is spreading at an unprecedented rate in the US and other countries across the world.

Bill Gates Predicts Worst Phase of Pandemic to End in 2022 Despite Threat of COVID-19 Omicron Variant

12.09.2021 00:55 AM

Since the onset of the pandemic, over 200 million COVID-19 infections and more than five million deaths from the virus have been recorded worldwide, making 2021 a really bad year for millions of people all over the world.

Avian Influenza Disease Outbreak Reported in Northern France; Local Authorities Say 2 Suspected Bird Flu Cases Were Detected

12.06.2021 20:50 PM

Local officials in Northern France said early today that a new cluster of bird flu had been detected in the region, adding two more potential cases in poultry farms were currently being observed.

Omicron COVID-19 Variant: Fiji Health Ministry Warns Mutant Form Increases Risk of Reinfection

11.29.2021 20:45 PM

The Omicron COVID-19 variant has been identified as a variant of concern due to its increased risk of reinfection. Scientists are now working to understand how vaccines will work against this new variant.

Recurring Urinary Tract Infection Solution: Scientists Use Whole-Cell Vaccines To Solve Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

11.20.2021 00:24 AM

University of Texas researchers are developing whole-cell vaccines that will fight recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) to tackle the serious issues of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

COVID-19 Vaccination Strategies to Face a Major Challenge as WHO Warns About Shortage of 2 Billion Syringes Next year

11.11.2021 00:24 AM

In a new report, the World Health Organization recently warned there could be a global shortage of syringes in 2020, a threat to the COVID-19 Vaccination strategies.

Robot Vaccination: Here’s How Cobi Gives Vaccine Shots Without the Pain

11.07.2021 22:04 PM

A new robot is being developed to assist speed up the procedure by vaccinating human patients autonomously and without the need of needles.

Group B Strep Bacteria Kills 150,000 Babies Each Year; WHO Now Calls for Urgent Development of Maternal Vaccine

11.04.2021 03:23 AM

The World Health Organization recently revealed the worldwide burden of a common bacteria that killed over 100,000 babies each year, prompting a call for the urgent development of a vaccine.

UNICEF Joins DRC Authorities in Combating Ebola Virus; New Case Reported Since Declaration of End of Epidemic in May

10.09.2021 21:34 PM

UNICEF announced it is currently in partnership and working with the Democratic Health Republic of Congo authorities following a report of an occurrence of a new case of Ebola virus in the northern part of the country.

Social Media Posts Claiming Adverse Reaction From COVID-19 Vaccines Among Teens Reported to VAERS; No Proven Cause Presented

10.01.2021 04:24 AM

Social media sites have claimed that the CDC issued information telling teens who received COVID-19 vaccines to have more deaths, disabilities, and hospital admissions than those who received all FDA-approved vaccines this year.

COVID-19 Delta Variant Symptons and Complications:When Is a Patient Most Infectious? How Fatal Is It?

09.30.2021 04:38 AM

The Delta Variant was recognized as the COVID-19 variant of concern in May this year and it has been proven difficult to control in unvaccinated populations.

Stillbirth in COVID-19 Positive Women: How Common Is Infant Mortality, Loss of Pregnancy in Infected Mothers?

09.14.2021 05:48 AM

Health officials said the numbers are very low in general, to draw definitive conclusions on whether the COVID-19 cases increased stillbirths.