Tag Archives: Vaccine

Russia says single-dose Sputnik Light vaccine over 93 pct effective in Paraguay

Russia’s single-dose Sputnik Light vaccine against COVID-19 has demonstrated 93.5 percent efficacy in Paraguay, with data taken from the South American country’s vaccination campaign, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Wednesday. Developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute, Sputnik Light had shown 79.4 percent efficacy when it was first authorized …

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Booster shot will be recommended for weakened immune systems, says Dr. Fauci

Dr. Anthony Fauci says an additional COVID-19 booster shot will be recommended for previously vaccinated people with weakened immune systems. He told NBC’s “Today” show on Thursday that he expects the booster recommendation to come “imminently.” People have compromised immune systems for a variety of reasons, including organ transplants, cancer, …

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Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine 83% Effective Against Delta Coronavirus Strain, Health Minister Says.

Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine shows great results against the Delta coronavirus strain, with its effectiveness against it reaching around 83%, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Wednesday. “Today, the Sputnik V vaccine shows the most effective results in preventing and fighting the Delta strain. The latest data show that its …

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COVID-19: 67 deaths and 9619 new cases in Iraq today

Iraq logged 9619 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today. The daily epidemiological report stated that 67 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 8687 patients achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, 1722328 patients have contracted the …

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Tunisia vaccinates more than 0.5m people in one day

Tunisia announced that more than half a million citizens received doses of the coronavirus vaccine, during the largest inoculation operation in the country. The Tunisian Ministry of Health said in a statement that “the final results of the opening day of intensive vaccination operations in all governorates of the republic …

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