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Japan finds Moderna vaccine vials contaminated with stainless steel
Moderna and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd on Wednesday said they are working with Japanese authorities to recall three batches of COVID-19 vaccine after an investigation found stainless steel contaminants in some vials. More...
UK: Vaccine breakthrough rate for Delta infections is 23% in Technical Briefing 22
The latest UK PHE Technical Briefing 22 has just been published, and it shows that the vaccine breakthrough rate for Delta infections in the UK continues to increase. More...
Malaysia: 18% vaccine breakthrough of cases in August 2021
About 17.8 per cent, or 68,629 of 385,542 new Covid-19 cases reported in Malaysia since August 12, were fully vaccinated. More...
Italy to make Covid-19 vaccinations compulsory
Mario Draghi, Italian Prime MInister: ‘Yes to compulsory vaccination and the third dose’. More...
UK: The Alpha variant rears its ugly head again
A big surprise in the latest UK sequencing figures show that the Alpha variant has made something of a comeback this week. More...
Vaccine breakthrough cases in Washington State to 1st September 2021
This week’s update from Washington State showing vaccine breakthrough cases and which Sars-CoV-2 variant is causing them up to 1st September 2021. More...
Symptomatic Delta Covid infection rate far higher in fully vaccinated healthcare workers
“..our data suggest that vaccine effectiveness against any symptomatic disease is considerably lower against the delta variant and may wane over time since vaccination.” More...
COVID-19 virus in the penis long after the initial infection in humans
Our study is the first to demonstrate the presence of the COVID-19 virus in the penis long after the initial infection in humans. More...
Minnesota: 30% vaccine breakthrough in August 2021
“Nearly 30% of coronavirus infections in the first four weeks of August have involved people who were fully vaccinated, according to Minnesota breakthrough COVID-19 data released Monday. More...
Alaska: 30% vaccine breakthrough in July 2021
“For people who were vaccinated more than 150 days ago, the vaccine effectiveness is about 73% against SARS CoV-2 infection. More...