Category: Booster Shot

Spectrum of neurological complications following COVID-19 vaccination

Posted on | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on Spectrum of neurological complications following COVID-19 vaccination

Authors: Ravindra Kumar Garg1 and Vimal Kumar Paliwal2 Neuro 2022; 43(1): 3–40.Published online 2021 Oct 31. doi: 10.1007/s10072-021-05662-9PMCID: PMC8557950PMID: 34719776 Abstract COVID-19 vaccines have brought us a ray of hope to effectively fight against deadly pandemic of COVID-19 and hope to save lives. Many vaccines have been granted emergency use authorizations by many countries. Post-authorization, a wide spectrum of neurological complications […]

Second COVID booster shot extends protection for just a few weeks, study shows

Posted on | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on Second COVID booster shot extends protection for just a few weeks, study shows

Authors: Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily NewsWed, April 6, 2022, 9:23 PM·2 min read A fourth shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine increased protection against viral infection for only four to seven weeks, according to a massive study published Tuesday. The study included 1.25 million people age 60 and over in Israel who received their […]

This New COVID Variant Is the Most Unpredictable One Yet

Posted on | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on This New COVID Variant Is the Most Unpredictable One Yet

Authors: David Axe Published Apr. 03, 2022 10:47PM ET  After spreading across Asia and Europe, the BA.2 subvariant of the novel coronavirus is now dominant in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Right now, U.S. COVID cases are at a six-month low. But what happens next in the U.S. and nearby countries is hard to predict. Looking to Europe […]

What You Should Know About Treating Covid-19

Posted on | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on What You Should Know About Treating Covid-19

Some therapies have been shown to work in clinical studies and other research Authors: Jared S. Hopkins Mar. 21, 2022 4:47 pm ET The Wall Street Journal The Food and Drug Administration authorized the first antiviral pills to treat Covid-19 from Pfizer Inc. and Merck & Co. and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP in December. The authorizations came after each drugmaker’s pill […]

Bone Marrow Suppression Secondary to the COVID-19 Booster Vaccine: A Case Report

Posted on | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on Bone Marrow Suppression Secondary to the COVID-19 Booster Vaccine: A Case Report

Authors: Toral Shastri 1, Navkiran Randhawa 2, Ragia Aly 3, Masood Ghouse 3 PMID: 35210894 PMCID: PMC8863340DOI: 10.2147/JBM.S350290 Abstract As of September 2021, SARS-CoV-2 booster shots became widely available in the US to ensure continued protection against the virus. A temporal relationship has been previously reported between the first or second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and the development of thrombocytopenia. However, adverse events related […]

Protection against Covid-19 by BNT162b2 Booster across Age Groups

Posted on | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on Protection against Covid-19 by BNT162b2 Booster across Age Groups

Authors. Yinon M. Bar-On, M.Sc., Yair Goldberg, Ph.D., Micha Mandel, Ph.D., Omri Bodenheimer, M.Sc., Laurence Freedman, Ph.D., Sharon Alroy-Preis, M.D., Nachman Ash, M.D., Amit Huppert, Ph.D., and Ron Milo, Ph.D. Abstract BACKGROUND After promising initial results from the administration of a third (booster) dose of the BNT162b2 messenger RNA vaccine (Pfizer–BioNTech) to persons 60 years of age or older, the booster campaign in […]

COVID-19 vaccine surveillance report Week 3

Posted on | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on COVID-19 vaccine surveillance report Week 3

Latest UK Data Shows Covid Infection RATE Among the Triple Jabbed (Boosted) Is HIGHER And RISING FASTER Than The Unvaccinated Across ALMOST EVERY Age Group 20 January 2022 Executive summaryFour coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines have now been approved for use in the UK. Rigorousclinical trials have been undertaken to understand the immune response, safety profile andefficacy […]

Experts said that in people who had been vaccinated five months earlier, the booster increased vaccine efficacy tenfold compared with vaccinated patients who didn’t receive it.

Posted on | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on Experts said that in people who had been vaccinated five months earlier, the booster increased vaccine efficacy tenfold compared with vaccinated patients who didn’t receive it.

By ILAN BEN ZIONyesterday JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is pressing ahead with its aggressive campaign of offering coronavirus boosters to almost anyone over 12 and says its approach was further vindicated by a U.S. decision to give the shots to older patients or those at higher risk. Israeli officials credit the booster shot, which has […]

Pfizer Board Member Warns Policymakers: “Natural Immunity” Needs to Be Included In COVID Mandate Plans

Posted on | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on Pfizer Board Member Warns Policymakers: “Natural Immunity” Needs to Be Included In COVID Mandate Plans

Authored by: Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, MONDAY, AUG 30, 2021 – 10:20 PM Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who is a Pfizer board member, noted that “natural immunity” gained from a prior COVID-19 infection needs to be included in discussions about policies and mandates. “The balance of the evidence demonstrates that natural immunity confers […]

COVID-19 live updates: Vaccine protection against hospitalization is dropping slightly, CDC says

Posted on | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on COVID-19 live updates: Vaccine protection against hospitalization is dropping slightly, CDC says

The CDC initially said 97% of people hospitalized with COVID-19 are unvaccinated Authors: By Julia Jacobo and Ivan Pereira Last Updated: August 30, 2021, 5:18 PM ET The COVID-19 vaccines’ ability to keep people out of the hospital appears to be dropping slightly, particularly for those 75 and older, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]