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The Long Road to End Tuberculosis

Codon

Even after microbiologists discovered the bacterium that causes the illness in 1882, it wasn’t until the 1920s that researchers were able to develop a vaccine for TB. These breakthroughs have significantly curbed cases, with vaccination reducing the odds of death by 74 percent. tuberculosis , to develop the vaccine.

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Americans Have One Trusted Source for Info on COVID Vaccines

Drugs.com

8, 2024 -- A doctor or nurse might be the only person capable of convincing a vaccine-hesitant person to get the COVID jab, a new study shows.Those who trust the medical profession are most likely to get vaccinated against COVID, THURSDAY, Feb.

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The Definition of “Fully Vaccinated” Needs to Change

Eye on FDA

We now have multiple vaccines – mRNA and traditional in the U.S. Today CDC provided important insight into the ability of the new variant to make headway with a highly vulnerable population when it released data on infections in the nursing home environment. What is fully vaccinated today may not be fully vaccinated tomorrow.

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Britain Approves Emergency Use of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

The Pharma Data

Britain Approves Emergency Use of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine. 2, 2020 — Britain became the first Western country to allow emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday after approving the Pfizer vaccine candidate in the race to inoculate millions of people around the globe. WEDNESDAY, Dec. The New York Times Article.

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Vaccine Rollout Slows as Many Health Care Workers Balk at Shots

The Pharma Data

8, 2021 — The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is meeting resistance as many health care workers are refusing shots, the Associated Press reported Friday. It is occurring in nursing homes and to some degree in hospitals, with employees expressing fears of side effects. FRIDAY, Jan. Associated Press Article. © 2021 HealthDay.

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mRNA vaccines slash risk of COVID-19 infection by 91% in fully vaccinated people

The Pharma Data

People who receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are up to 91 percent less likely to develop the disease than those who are unvaccinated, according to a new nationwide study of eight sites, including Salt Lake City. Those who unfortunately got COVID-19 despite being vaccinated were still better off than those who didn’t.”

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Coronavirus: Health workers' army to be trained to deliver Covid vaccine

The Pharma Data

The government plans to train up an army of health professionals to be ready to give the coronavirus vaccine, if and when one is shown to work. This could include pharmacists, who already deliver flu vaccines, midwives and physiotherapists. But a vaccine is not expected to be ready before Christmas.