Vaccine Safety, Efficacy & Contrasts

Of about three million eligible people, only about 290,000 have received third doses, most of whom became eligible in August.

"While a few are profiting handsomely, investors recognize the dangers of vaccine apartheid and are seeking to hold these companies accountable."

Indigenous physicians say it's key to recognize the history of colonialism and trauma that's behind vaccine mistrust in some First Nations communities to boost COVID-19 vaccine rates.

The Act-Accelerator helped to create momentum to fund vital COVID-19 testing, treatments, and vaccines. However, the effort is falling short of meeting its goals.

Questions about COVID-19 vaccines’ safety have led to hesitancy for some Americans. Experts say there is almost zero cause for concern.

For all the devastation the Covid-19 pandemic has caused, there is finally a bright spot: For the first time ever, drug companies created a vaccine against a novel pathogen within a year of its discovery—about a tenth of the time it usually takes. Regulatory authorities in the US, the UK, the EU, and Canada have all authorized the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, a world-first for a vaccine based on messenger RNA. President-elect Joe Biden received his Pfizer jab on Dec. 21. A few days earlier, on Dec. 18, the US also authorized Moderna’s mRNA vaccine.

Studies of millions of people, with the same place and time, provide fairer comparisons than clinical trials do

The article dispels myths surrounding the U.S. "vaccine court," clarifying that it provides easier compensation for vaccine-related injuries.

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The data are still out, but scientists are optimistic for partial protection.

Leaders in the Global South and global health advocates are increasingly decrying vaccine hoarding by richer countries.

The counselors are themselves a kind of prophylaxis. Their job is to ask about parents’ worries long before anyone’s trying to vaccinate their kids.

Israel’s world-beating vaccine rollout is highlighting the inequalities of life under occupation.

So much hope is riding on a breakthrough, but a vaccine is only the beginning of the end.