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An independent advisory committee of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) supports the provision of emergency doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 5-11 years. Although younger children are thought to be less likely to become seriously ill or die from COVID-19, the FDA’s head of vaccines Dr. …

An independent advisory committee of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) met Tuesday (26/10) to consider approving emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11. Although children are thought to rarely get seriously ill or die from COVID-19, the FDA’s head of vaccines Dr. Peter Marks Tuesday …

US-based pharmaceutical company Moderna said clinical trial results showed that low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine were safe for children between the ages of 6 and 11. The company said it vaccinated more than 4,700 children with two doses of the vaccine at 28 days apart, each at half the …

Russia reported a record high death toll from COVID-19 on Saturday for the fifth day in a row, as the country prepares to close workplaces for a full week and impose a partial lockdown next week. Russia’s national coronavirus task force reported 1,075 deaths in the past 24 hours. That …

The White House on Friday (22/10) encouraged everyone eligible for booster injections or booster shot COVID-19 to do so. This push comes a day after the health and medicine institutions expanded the list of recommended injections for vaccination programs booster. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — When the coronavirus pandemic broke out in the United States, ICU nurse Lee Harper-Chen dedicated her time to helping her community in Arlington, Virginia, even after going through long and tiring work hours. “I was afraid. And I thought, I will fight my fear with facts. I …

Moscow authorities have announced plans to close all restaurants, cinemas and retail stores for 11 days from October 28, as the number of new cases and deaths from the coronavirus hit its highest since the pandemic hit the country. The Russian government said its country’s coronavirus task force reported 36,339 …

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered a week of paid national leave to curb COVID infections in Europe’s worst-affected country. He urged Russian citizens to show “responsibility” and be vaccinated. Putin approved the government’s plan to declare a week-long holiday across the country from October 30 when Russia recorded …

Canadian lawmakers must be vaccinated against COVID-19 to serve in the House of Commons from late November, Lower House Speaker Anthony Rota said Tuesday night. “Effective Monday, November 22, 2021, everyone must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to enter the Lower House area,” he said in a statement. …

JAKARTA – Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin said the government is currently exploring efforts to bring three drugs that are claimed to be anti-COVID-19 viruses to Indonesia. The drugs are Molnupiravir from Merck, AT-527 from Roche and Atea Pharmaceutical, and Proxalutamide, manufactured by Kintor Pharmaceuticals of China. “So we …