(Reuters) – Moderna Inc said on Wednesday it is working with U.S. government scientists to study an experimental booster shot that targets a concerning new variant of the coronavirus, and has raised its global COVID-19 vaccine production goal for this year by 100 million doses.FILE PHOTO: A Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine vial is pictured […]
Germany approves three COVID home test kits to help chart way out of lockdown
FILE PHOTO: A schoolchild participates in a lesson at Gustav-Falke elementary school, after it reopened according to first measures to lift the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in Berlin, Germany, February 22, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret HilseBERLIN (Reuters) – Germany approved three COVID-19 tests for home use as part Health Minister Jens Spahn’s strategy for mass testing to […]
U.S. government to ship COVID-19 vaccines directly to community health centers starting next week
FILE PHOTO: National Guard personnel and pharmacists from Safeway and Albertsons administer vaccines at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mass vaccination site at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds in Ridgefield, Washington, U.S. January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Alisha Jucevic(Reuters) – The U.S. government will begin shipping COVID-19 vaccines directly to community health centers around the […]
Early U.S. data indicates Blacks, Hispanics lagging in COVID-19 vaccines
(Reuters) – Early data of U.S. vaccinations on Monday suggested that Blacks and Hispanics received a smaller proportion of shots than their representation among healthcare workers and nursing home residents, two priority groups for COVID-19 inoculations.FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker draws the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from a vial at Mission Commons assisted living community […]