Covid study: mRNA vaccines could be fine-tuned
The revolutionary technology could be updated for even greater accuracy, research suggests. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - December 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Column: A bogus new attack on COVID vaccines from Texas' least credible politician
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton unveils a fact-free lawsuit questioning Pfizer's COVID vaccine, which has helped to save millions of people from hospitalization and death. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - December 6, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Michael Hiltzik Source Type: news
Big Cons: How Consultancy Firms Undermine Governments
By Ong Kar Jin and Jomo Kwame SundaramKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 6 2023 (IPS) Greater government reliance on consulting companies has greatly enriched them while also undermining state capacities, capabilities, national economies, progress, governance and legitimacy.
The Big Con
Over recent decades, policy consultancy has gradually gained more public attention. With the COVID-19 pandemic, consultancies were paid billions, with meagre results, leaving even less for millions of others desperately struggling to cope.
Ong Kar JinIn The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens our Businesses, Infantilizes our Governments...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ong Kar Jin and Jomo Kwame Sundaram Tags: Economy & Trade Education Financial Crisis Global Headlines Health Labour TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Health Canada approves updated Novavax vaccine to protect against COVID-19
Health Canada has authorized an adapted vaccine from Novavax for people age 12 and older to target a variant of COVID-19. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Pastor who said Christians don't need COVID vaccine challenges Republican
A conservative preacher and 2020 election denier who discouraged his congregation from adhering to COVID-19 protocols is running for a seat in the Texas Legislature. Joshua Feuerstein announced Monday that he is vying for a seat in the Texas House of Representatives in 2024, with the message…#texaslegislature #joshuafeuerstein #americaschurch #dallas #fortworth #dadephelan #feuerstein #bible #rightwingwatch #arizona (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Substandard and falsified ivermectin tablets obtained for self-medication during the COVID-19 pandemic as a source of potential harm - Vanhee C, Jacobs B, Kamugisha A, Canfyn M, Van Der Meersch H, Ceyssens B, Deconinck E, Van Hoorde K, Willocx M.
In 2019, a global viral pandemic, due to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, broke out. Soon after, the search for a vaccine and/or antiviral medicine began. One of the candidate antiviral medicines tested was ivermectin. Although several health authorities warned the p... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
COVID, flu, RSV on the rise in California. Is another 'tripledemic' coming?
California's respiratory virus season is ramping up, prompting officials to renew their calls for residents to get vaccinated in hopes of reducing pressure on hospitals. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - December 5, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Rong-Gong Lin II Source Type: news
Dr Hilary Jones issues warning as Covid cases rise across UK
Getting vaccinated is the "best protection" you have against infection, he said. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
COVID-19 and flu set to peak over holiday season in Ontario, Moore urges vaccinations
Ontario's top doctor says there is "a lot" of COVID-19 circulating in the province right now, and levels of both that virus and influenza are on the rise. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - December 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news
Africa: Africa's Vaccine Production Push Reshapes Global Health Landscape
[allAfrica] Lusaka, Zambia -- The novel coronavirus pandemic laid bare the stark disparities in global access to essential medicines. The world's most vulnerable populations were often left behind in the scramble for life-saving vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics. This underscored the urgent need for a paradigm shift in global health security and local production as a pivotal step towards bolstering healthcare resilience and accessibility worldwide. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 4, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Economy, Business and Finance Coronavirus Health and Medicine Innovation Labour Malaria Science and Biotechnology Sustainable Development Source Type: news
DNA Sequence In Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Could Spur New Lawsuits: Lawyers
Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Pfizer and its partner BioNTech could be open to lawsuits for including a DNA sequence in their COVID-19 vaccine. A woman walks by Pfizer's headquarters in New…#covid19vaccine #zacharystieber #epochtimes #pfizer #newyorkcity #kenabetancurafp #publicreadiness #prepact #matstaver #libertycounsel (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AstraZeneca, AI biologics firm Absci tie up on cancer drug
The AstraZeneca logo is pictured outside the AstraZeneca office building in Brussels as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign, Belgium, January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Dec 3 (Reuters) - Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca…#astrazeneca #belgium #anglo #seanmcclain (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Largest ‘Long Vax’ Study To Date On Post-Covid-19 Vaccination Syndrome
Of the 241 online survey respondents who reported suffering from post-Covid-19 vaccination syndrome (PVS), half indicated 22 or more different " Long Vax " symptoms. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 3, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Science /science business pharma standard Source Type: news
‘Medical Freedom’ Activists Take Aim at New Target: Childhood Vaccine Mandates
Mississippi has long had high childhood immunization rates, but a federal judge has ordered the state to allow parents to opt out on religious grounds. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - December 3, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Sheryl Gay Stolberg Tags: Vaccination and Immunization Freedom of Religion Mississippi Children and Childhood Education (K-12) Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Informed Consent Action Network Bigtree, Del Fitch, Lynn (1961- ) Ozerden, Halil Suleyman Decisions and Verdic Source Type: news
AstraZeneca, AI biologics firm Absci tie up on cancer drug - FT
The AstraZeneca logo is pictured outside the AstraZeneca office building in Brussels as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign, Belgium, January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Dec 3 (Reuters) - Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca…#astrazeneca #belgium #anglo #seanmcclain (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
