The Biden administration’s call to waive patent rights for coronavirus vaccines sparked vociferous opposition from drugmakers and pharma industry groups, which quickly claimed the move will discourage future drug research and do little to increase supply. Activists, who have pressured the administration for months on the issue, argue a waiver is needed to begin removing… Read More »
Australian athletes destined for the Tokyo Olympic Games will be prioritised for vaccination. National cabinet on Tuesday agreed the Australian team would be vaccinated under priority group 1b, which includes health care workers, Indigenous Australians aged over 55 and elderly people older than 70. About 2050 people will be vaccinated – up to 480 athletes… Read More »
Although the country’s vaccine rollout is not progressing entirely as planned, thousands of Australians continue to receive their COVID vaccines every week. As a general practitioner administering the AstraZeneca vaccine, I find it strange that my patients all know about the very rare potential complications — such as blood clots — yet often don’t know… Read More »
Top House Democrats have launched an investigation into whether Emergent Biosolutions, which recently botched 15 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine, won the federal contract to make the shots based on its cozy relationship with a top former Trump administration official. Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney, of New York, chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and… Read More »
Adults in rural areas are more likely to refuse the coronavirus vaccine than their urban and suburban counterparts, signaling that the federal vaccination campaign still faces a problem convincing some people to get the shots. The Kaiser Family Foundation reported that 21% of adults living in rural parts of the United States would “definitely not”… Read More »