Vietnam trials first home-made COVID-19 vaccine on volunteers
- by Joy Garcia
- in Medicine
- — Dec 18, 2020
Twitter says it will work with global health experts to enforce new rules prohibiting conspiracy-based misinformation about the coronavirus. He was taken to the emergency room and treated with medication including epinephrine and Benadryl. She will not be given the second dose of the vaccine, officials said.
Around 3.2 lakh people will be vaccinated in the first phase in Odisha after the launch of Covid-19 vaccine in the country.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo plans to get a shot of China's COVID-19 Sinovac vaccine in order to sweep aside any doubts Indonesians may have about the effectiveness and possible side effects of the drug.
The health minister said the government is in talks with Sinovac Biotech to manufacture the Chinese company's vaccine for Egypt to meet the demand of the public and other African countries.
The nurse, who had no previous history of allergies, is now in a stable condition after receiving immediate treatment at the hospital in Juneau, Alaska, where she was given the COVID-19 vaccination.
Egypt said the Sinopharm vaccine will be optional and free of charge for all Egyptians, assuring that medical staff, people with chronic diseases, and the elderly will be prioritised.
Global Covid-19 cases top 72.8 million: Johns Hopkins
In all, the university recorded 300,267 deaths and more than 16.3 million infections since the U.S. outbreak began in early 2020. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah speaks during a press conference in Putrajaya on November 21, 2020.
Still, Dr. Steven Stites, chief medical officer, warned that "widespread community dissemination" of the virus still exists and said people should remain vigilant, especially during the holiday season.
The adverse reaction in the person, minutes after taking the Pfizer shot on Tuesday, was similar to two cases reported last week in Britain.
A spokesman for Pfizer confirmed, "We will closely study all information about a serious allergy and will update if necessary the leaflet for the vaccine".
NHS England said in a press release that McKellen, who is 81, formed one of the first "eligible groups" for the vaccine, which is being rolled out to people over the age 80, healthcare workers and care home residents.
FDA officials have said they would require Pfizer to increase its monitoring for anaphylaxis and submit data on it once the vaccine comes into further use, the NYT report said.
