COVID Booster Cuts Death Rate by 90 Percent – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Coronavirus News THURSDAY, Dec. 9, 2021 Booster doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine set recipients up to effectively withstand the ravages of both the Delta and Omicron variants, a group of new studies suggest. Boosted folks are 90% less likely to die from a Delta infection than people relying solely on the initial […]
Third COVID Vaccine Dose Boosts Protection in Solid Tumor Patients
A third dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine (BNT162b2; Comirnaty) could offer increased protection for cancer patients on active treatment, a new study suggested, as these patients typically don’t produce antibody responses on par with healthy individuals. One week after the administration of a third vaccine dose, neutralizing antibody responses improved in 80% of solid tumor […]
Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Giving COVID Vaccine to Kids Under 12
A Puerto Rico pharmacist has pleaded guilty to administering Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) to children younger than 12, the Justice Department announced. Liz Ann Banchs, the owner and president of Farmacia Gabriela, a pharmacy in Juana Díaz, pled guilty last week to “participating in a felony conspiracy to convert government property and to commit healthcare […]
FDA Authorizes One More Dose of Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine for Some
A third dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) was authorized for use in older adults and high-risk populations, the FDA announced late on Wednesday. The agency amended Pfizer’s emergency use authorization (EUA) for the vaccine to include a third dose at least 6 months following the primary series in adults 65 and older, adults ages […]