Sweden, Denmark pause Moderna vaccine for younger age groups

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Sweden, Denmark pause Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for younger age groups

Sweden and Denmark said on Wednesday they are pausing the use of Moderna's (MRNA.O) COVID-19 vaccine for younger age groups after reports of possible rare cardiovascular side effects. The Swedish health agency said it would pause usi..
Heart inflammation rates higher after Moderna COVID-19 vaccine - Canada data

Canadian health officials said on Friday data suggests reported cases of rare heart inflammation were relatively higher after Moderna's (MRNA.O) COVID-19 vaccine compared with the Pfizer/BioNTech shots (PFE.N). The data also ind..
Sweden to give 12-15 year olds Pfizer vaccine, rejects Moderna

Sweden's Public Health Agency said on Monday it recommended the use of Pfizer-BioNTech's (PFE.N), Comirnaty vaccine against COVID-19 for children between 12-15, opting against rival Moderna's (MRNA.O) Spikevax. The Europ..
Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness drops after 6 months, study shows

The effectiveness of the Pfizer Inc (PFE.N)/BioNTech SE vaccine in preventing infection by the coronavirus dropped to 47% from 88% six months after the second dose, according to data published on Monday that U.S. health agencies considered when ..
New Zealand to use vaccine certificates as Delta persists

New Zealand said on Tuesday that it will start using COVID-19 vaccine certificates as proof of inoculation at large events and other high-risk settings from next month, as the country battles the spread of the Delta variant. Prime Minister Jacinda..
Qatar updates conditionally recognised COVID-19 vaccine list

The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has added two more COVID-19 vaccines - Sinovac and Sputnik (V) - to its conditionally approved vaccine list. The conditionally approved vaccine list has been updated to include Sinovac and Sputnik (V) COVI..
Liverpool boss Klopp compares vaccine refusal to drink-driving

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp likened refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine to drink-driving, saying such people endanger others. Klopp said he took the vaccine to protect not just himself but "all the people around me". The 54-year-old..
EU finds J&J COVID shot possibly linked to another rare clotting condition

The European Union's drug regulator on Friday identified a possible link between rare cases of blood clotting in deep veins with Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.N) COVID-19 vaccine and recommended the condition be listed as a side-effe..
MOPH to Begin Inviting Individuals Over 50 Years of Age for Covid-19 Vaccine Booster Doses

The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) announced Wednesday that individuals aged 50 years and above who received their second dose more than eight months ago will now be invited for COVID-19 vaccine booster doses. On Sept. 15, MOPH began administeri..

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