JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa has suspended the rollout of Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine, its health minister said on Tuesday, after U.S. federal health agencies recommended pausing its use because of rare cases of blood clots. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the pause there was expected to be a matter […]
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s second wave of coronavirus infections continued to swell as it reported a record 115,736 new cases on Wednesday, a 13-fold increase in just over two months and raising pressure on the government to expand its vaccination campaign. The federal government has asked states to decide on local curbs to control […]
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India reported a record rise in COVID-19 infections on Monday, becoming the second country after the United States to post more than 100,000 new cases in a day, as politicians stage massive election rallies raising fears of further spreading the virus. Hospitals in the worst affected state, Maharashtra, are being overrun […]
The Walgreens pharmacy chain has not been following government guidelines on timing between the first and second doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, the New York Times reported. The Pfizer shots should be spaced 21 days apart, but Walgreens has been scheduling the second dose for 28 days later, the Times said. Twenty-eight days is […]
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s vaccine commission, known as STIKO, recommended on Thursday that people under 60-years old who have had a first shot of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine should receive a different product for their second dose. Earlier in the week, Germany said only people aged 60 and over should be administered the AstraZeneca vaccine due […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Delta Air Lines will reopen middle seats on its planes on May 1, the company announced Wednesday, making it the last U.S. airline to end the policy of blocking seats for health precautions. Delta first started blocking middle seats and limiting […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, on Monday encouraged “all Republican men” to get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to CNN. Recent polls have indicated that many men who identify as Republican are skeptical of getting the vaccine and don’t intend to […]
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s health minister warned on Friday there was not enough vaccine in Europe to contain the COVID-19 third wave, as the country sought to get its rollout back on track following a three-day pause in using the AstraZeneca shot. Case numbers have been rising in Germany, driven by an easing of restrictions […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Confidence in the safety of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine has taken a big hit in Spain, Germany, France and Italy as reports of rare blood clots have been linked to it and many countries briefly stopped using it, poll data showed on Monday. The polling firm YouGov said it had already found in […]
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark said on Saturday that one person had died and another fell seriously ill with blood clots and cerebral haemorrhage after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination. The two, both hospital staff members, had both received the AstraZeneca vaccine less than 14 days before getting ill, the authority that runs public hospitals in […]
