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Almost 400M COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Lost Due To Emergent's Baltimore Plant Fiasco

According to a recent report from the US House select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis, Emergent Biosolutions Inc (NYSE:EBS) might have destroyed nearly 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines after failing to meet quality standards. Initially, 75 million - 85 million doses of drug substance were said to be destroyed after contamination. "Despite major…

Benzinga

One in three people are infected with _Toxoplasma_ parasite – and the clue could be in our eyes

Toxoplasma gondii is probably the most successful parasite in the world today. This microscopic creature is capable of infecting any mammal or bird, and people across all continents are infected. Once infected, a person carries Toxoplasma for life. So far, we don’t have a drug that can eradicate the parasite…

The Conversation

Untapped global vaccine stash raises risks of new COVID variants

WASHINGTON — The world finds itself awash in COVID-19 vaccines, but governments can’t get them into arms fast enough, as hesitancy and logistical hurdles threaten to indefinitely extend the pandemic.

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LA school board delays student COVID-19 vaccine mandate without any discussion

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Board of Education on Tuesday unanimously approved a delay of a student vaccine mandate for COVID-19 that had been scheduled to take effect next fall, under a recommendation from Superintendent Alberto Carvalho.

Los Angeles Times

Why Are Inovio Shares Plummeting Today

Joseph Kim, the longtime CEO of Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:INO), is stepping down to make room for Jacqueline Shea, who first joined Inovio as COO in 2019. Shea will be overseeing a change in direction as Inovio, a laggard in the COVID-19 vaccine race, has closed a Phase 3 trial in favor of a…

Benzinga

Data | India’s measles cases doubled in 2022, while over two crore vaccinations skipped in 2021

The Hindu

Government eyes more power to organize pandemic response

The government is considering giving central and prefectural governments more power over medical institutions in the event of a rapid spread of the coronavirus or other infectious diseases, several sources said.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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Spanish locator form: Northern Ireland rules explained for travellers

If you are not fully vaccinated or recovered from Covid in the last six months, you must complete Spain's Travel Health Control form

Belfast Live

Jonathan Bernstein: Democrats are flunking Pandemic 101

Congress still hasn’t approved supplemental funding for COVID-19 vaccines, booster shots, treatments, tests and scientific work in a bill it’s been sitting on for months. Democrats have the tools to make it happen, but they aren’t using them, and I don’t understand why.

Tribune News Service

Hopes for 'variant-proof' COVID-19 vaccine

Sydney University is hoping to develop a COVID-19 vaccine that will protect against all known variants of concern, as well as future strains of the virus.

AAP

Consortium with Bharat Biotech to get $19.3 mn. for ‘futuristic’ jab

Funding is to support development of a ‘variant-proof’ vaccine candidate

The Hindu

Haryana reports 401 new Covid-19 cases

CHANDIGARH: Mahendergarh turned out to be the only exception as the Covid free district of the state as Haryana on Wednesday reported 401 new cases and 532 recoveries during the day. No fatality was reported while 40,527 were given the vaccine dose.

The Times of India

Covid vaccines are ‘safe for pregnant women and cut stillbirth risk’, study says

Unvaccinated pregnant women who catch Covid-19 are more likely to fall seriously ill

The Independent UK

China’s COVID crisis and the dilemma facing its leaders, by experts who have monitored it since the Wuhan outbreak

More than two years after a deadly strain of coronavirus was first identified in the central city of Wuhan, China remains locked in a COVID crisis. Around 400 million people are currently thought to be living under some form of lockdown across the country. One of China’s largest cities, Shanghai,…

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Making COVID vaccines in Africa: advances and sustainability issues

The history of vaccine manufacturing capacity in Africa dates back to 1881, when Egypt’s Vacsera company was established. Before the COVID pandemic was declared, there were eight African countries that, to our knowledge, had a record of vaccine manufacturing facilities (see the map). They were: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia…

Tribune News Service

400 million COVID-19 vaccine doses dumped by Baltimore plant, congressional report finds

BALTIMORE — The Maryland-based vaccine maker Emergent BioSolutions was forced to destroy nearly 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine because of potential contamination at its East Baltimore plant, far more than previously known.

Benzinga

Novavax's 22% Post-Earnings Plunge: 5 Factors That Took Toll

Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX) shares slumped 22.27% after-hours on Monday, reacting to its quarterly financial report.

Daily Record

Fourth Covid booster vaccine 'significantly' improves protection over just three jabs

It is "over and above" the level of protection that people who have had their third jab receive, according to the latest research.

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The number of Americans who say they won't get a COVID shot hasn't budged in a year

Politics, religion, distrust and disinformation all play a role. "I've realized that there's no convincing somebody once they have their mind made up," says a social worker in Beaumont, Texas.

The Guardian - UK

Covid vaccines safe for pregnant women and cut stillbirth risk, says review

Chance of stillbirth reduced by 15%, researchers find, after examining studies and trials that enrolled 117,552 women

Dynamite News

Over 3 crore children in 12-14 age group vaccinated with 1st dose

Over 3 crore youngsters between 12-14 age group have received 1st dose of COVID-19 vaccine, says Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Covid: ‘Vaccine ceiling’ approaching for some as study suggests fourth jab may not be necessary

A ‘hint’ that some people might have already reached ‘ceiling’ in terms of protection they could acquire from fourth jab

The Guardian - UK

Fourth Covid jab can give higher immunity than initial booster, study finds

UK-based team finds antibodies peaked higher after fourth jab given after gap of more than six months than after third

Bangkok Post

Phuket boy's blindness due to sinusitis, not Pfizer jab

A 12-year-old boy in Phuket did not lose his sight because of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine but due to severe complications from sinusitis, medical experts on the island province said.

The Independent UK

Five measles symptoms to watch out for as experts warn of ‘epidemic’ in children

The rate of under-twos that have had both MMR vaccine doses has fallen to 85 per cent

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