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Social media spreads rumours about COVID vaccine harms, but it doesn't always start them

For decades, anti-vaccine movements have generated and spread rumours that vaccines cause serious health problems. The rollout of COVID vaccines has provided new opportunities to spread misinformation.

The Conversation

COVID vaccines for children under 5 possible by June 21, White House says

The FDA and CDC will still need to authorize the shots.

Axios

Covid vaccine for kids under 5 available 21 June, White House announces

‘Our expectation is that within weeks, every parent who wants their child to get vaccinated will be able to get an appointment’

The Independent UK

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Novavax hopes its COVID shot wins over FDA, vaccine holdouts

Americans may soon get a new COVID-19 vaccine option — a more traditional kind of shot known as a protein vaccine

The Independent UK

People will continue to die of rabies if Kenya doesn't educate healthcare workers

Rabies – a viral disease spread through an animal bite – has had an effective vaccine for more than a century. Yet people continue to die from it. Rabies kills nearly every known person that shows clinical signs of it, making it arguably one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases.

The Conversation

Unvaccinated South Africans told us why they weren't interested in having COVID jabs

South Africa is currently facing a new wave of infections related to the much higher transmissibility of the omicron COVID variant and its sub-variants. The most recent spike has had similar characteristics as the fourth wave in January 2022: increases in infections have not been accompanied by similar increases spikes…

The Conversation

Covid vaccines for the under-fives - what parents need to know

Children under five represent the only age group yet to have a vaccine approved for use

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Future COVID-19 booster shots will likely need fresh formulations as new coronavirus variants of concern continue to emerge

Being up to date on COVID-19 vaccines means having had three or four doses of the same shot at this point. Current boosters are the same formulations as the first authorized shots, based on the original strain of the coronavirus that emerged in late 2019. They do still protect against…

The Conversation

COVID-19: 3000 people in hospital every day, low booster rate to blame

More than a third of Australians have not received a booster COVID-19 vaccine. This low rate is linked to hospitalisations.

The New Daily

Moderna delays COVID vaccine deliveries to EU by several months

Moderna Inc said on Thursday it has agreed to push back some COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to the European Union by several months to later in 2022 or early next year.

Reuters

Pfizer Seeks FDA Approval For Three Covid Vaccine Doses For Children Below Five

Partners Pfizer, Inc (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX) urged the FDA to authorize three vaccine doses for children below five, the Wall Street Journal reports. The companies previously asserted that three doses of the shot were 80% effective at preventing symptomatic Covid-19 with robust immune response in children between six months to five years. After mixed results…

Benzinga

Explained: Why was India's consignment of Wheat rejected by Turkey? What is Rubella disease?

In a recent report, Turkey has rejected an Indian wheat consignment over phytosanitary concerns, initiating the ships to sail back on May 29, 2022. The MV Ince Akdeniz loaded with 56,877 tonnes of durum wheat is now returning back to Kandala port in Gujarat from Turkey, according to an update…

The Times of India

UAE Achieves 100% COVID Vaccination Target

The United Arab Emirates has vaccinated all those who must be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the country, state news agency WAM reported on Thursday. The UAE "announces that 100% of the targeted categories have been vaccinated," it said. “The campaign aimed to vaccinate and immunize front-liners, volunteers, community members of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

WA's unvaccinated prepare to get back to work, with vaccine mandates on the way out for most

Western Australia's relatively small number of unvaccinated employees look forward to getting back to work now that vaccine mandates are on the way out.

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Free flu vaccine confusion in South Australia means you need to check with your provider first

Uncertainty and miscommunication have affected the rollout of free flu vaccinations for South Australians, with the state government now confirming pharmacies can charge for them if they wish.

Reuters

Japan study shows women more likely to get skin rash from Moderna shot

A study in Japan found that women were significantly more likely than men to develop rash-like side effects after a first dose of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine.

Tribune News Service

Pfizer submits COVID-19 shot for children under 5 for FDA authorization

WASHINGTON — Pfizer Inc. asked U.S. regulators to clear its COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in children under age 5, an effort to extend protection against the virus to the country’s youngest.

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Vaccines barely reduce long COVID risk

While existing vaccines are great for preventing serious cases, they aren't as good at preventing long Covid

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Globalisation: a well-managed decline required

The World Economic Forum's first meeting in more than two years was markedly different from the many previous Davos conferences that I have attended since 1995. It was not just that the bright snow and clear skies of January were replaced by bare ski slopes and a gloomy May drizzle.…

The Canberra Times

'Starting to run low': free interstate flu shots having impact on ACT

Demand is expected to surge in states were free vaccines are being offered.

The Conversation

Inhaled vaccine for COVID-19: The pandemic accelerated decades of research leading to jab-free vaccine now in human testing

No one wanted COVID-19. The pandemic has created misery, death and hardship, and it isn’t finished yet.

AAP

Australian media partially stoked bad COVID-19 info

An Australian study has documented the spread of misinformation linked to COVID-19 vaccines, laying the blame partly at the feet of "egregious" media reporting.

The Conversation

COVID vaccines for children under five: what parents need to know

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine became available for children aged five to 11 in the UK in April 2022. Those aged 12 and up had already been eligible since 2021.

Dublin Live

Italy lifts Covid travel requirements for unvaccinated

Holidaymakers will no longer need to show proof of vaccine or a negative covid test upon entry to the country as the popular destination gears up for a busy summer season.

Irish Mirror

UFC middleweight star Paulo Costa allegedly assaults nurse during Covid-19 vaccine scuffle

Costa is currently preparing to fight Luke Rockhold after close to a year out of the octagon

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