Two doses prevented 94% of Covid-19 cases in 596,618 people vaccinated between 20 Dec and 1 Feb, teams from Clalit Research Institute and Harvard University reported in a study.
The results published Wednesday showed that antibodies in the blood of people who had been vaccinated were able to neutralize a version of the mutant virus that was created in the lab.
More than 50% boost from previous 2021 target of 1.3 billion doses, the increase incorporates a label change that will allow doctors to extract 6 doses instead of 5 from each vaccine vial.
Dubai locked down the city for about a month earlier this year to halt the spread of the virus. The UAE diagnosed over 195,000 people with Covid since the start of the outbreak.
BioNTech SE Chief Executive Officer said if the current shot fails to be adequately protective, they could tweak it by updating small bits of genetic information called messenger RNA.
BioNTech's chief executive officer said lab tests of the vaccine’s performance have been done against 20 mutant versions; the same tests will now be run against the new UK version.
BioNTech’s shares have jumped almost 8% this week and are up more than 250% for the year. Sahin is now the 493rd-richest person on the planet with a net worth of $5.1 billion.
It’s an abundance that never happened in the history of vaccines. Balancing urgency with research ethics won’t be easy. But so much rides on getting it right.
Alliance partners have not lost any vote share. The central message of this election, therefore, is that the rival can’t take away your committed voters. You have to stitch alliances to bring in the “others”.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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