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Bangladesh study shows Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine produces antibodies in 97pc recipients

Experts, however, still emphasise continuing practices like physical distancing and wearing facemasks as there is no confirmed data on how long the antibodies will last and provide protection against COVID-19. The government’s Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research or IEDCR published the results of the study on Wednesday, saying that 92 percent of the… Read More »

Pope Francis backs Biden call to waive Covid vaccine patents

Pope Francis wearing a face mask attends an inter-religious prayer service for peace along with other religious representatives in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli, a church on top of Rome’s Capitoline Hill, in Rome, Italy, Oct. 20, 2020. Guglielmo Mangiapane | Reuters Pope Francis on Saturday came out in favor of a waiver… Read More »

Fauci says he expects J&J vaccine to resume later this week

Health News Loading the player… The United States will likely move to resume Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine this coming week, possibly with restrictions or broader warnings after reports of some very rare blood clot cases, the government’s top infectious diseases expert said Sunday. Dr. Anthony Fauci, in a series of news show interviews, said he expects… Read More »