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Which COVID vaccine is best? Here’s why that’s really hard to answer

Breadcrumb Trail Links Health You might think clinical trials might provide some answers about which vaccine is ‘best,’ particularly the large phase 3 trials, but direct comparison is complex Author of the article: Wen Shi Lee and Hyon Xhi Tan, The Conversation Every vaccine delivered is a small but significant step towards global normality. Photo by… Read More »

Can I ask someone if they got a COVID shot? What experts say about vaccine etiquette

Breadcrumb Trail Links World News Health Canada ‘And what do you say? Are you doubly vaccinated? Did you have AstraZeneca, or Pfizer? How far do you go with this?’ Author of the article: Sharon Kirkey Publishing date: Jun 18, 2021  •  14 hours ago  •  7 minute read  •  270 Comments Mississauga’s Jack Darling Park and… Read More »

Single-dose COVID-19 vaccine effective against variants, study says

In the three months since Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, more than 10 million Americans have received the vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The single-shot viral vector vaccine — developed in collaboration with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)… Read More »

How to Report a Vaccine Reaction Yourself

As COVID-19 vaccines are being rolled out and given to millions of Americans in every state, it is critical that doctors and other medical workers who are administering the vaccines actively report every serious health problem, injury and death that happens after vaccination to the federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. Known as VAERS,1 the… Read More »