The efficacy of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine among kids aged six months to under five years was 80.3%. WASHINGTON: The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine is safe and effective for children aged six months to under five years when given in three doses, the companies said in a statement Monday. The announcement comes as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning … [Read more...] about Pfizer Covid vaccine for under-fives effective with three doses
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Should you worry about data from your period-tracking app being used against you?
It’s estimated that millions of people in the US use period-tracking apps to plan ahead, track when they are ovulating, and monitor other health effects. The apps can help signal when a period is late. After Politico published on May 2 a draft opinion from the Supreme Court indicating that Roe v. Wade, the law that guarantees the constitutional right to an abortion, would be … [Read more...] about Should you worry about data from your period-tracking app being used against you?
Olongapo starts giving 2nd booster shot vs COVID to frontliners, seniors
An elderly resident of Olongapo City gets vaccinated against COVID-19. The local government will begin administering second booster shots against COVID-19 to healthcare workers and senior citizens on Tuesday, May 24. (Photo courtesy of Olongapo City Information Center) OLONGAPO CITY–The city government here will begin administering second booster shots against COVID-19 to … [Read more...] about Olongapo starts giving 2nd booster shot vs COVID to frontliners, seniors
19 COVID-19 cases added to weekly tally in Ilocos region
FILE PHOTO: Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (red) infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (yellow), also known as novel coronavirus, isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH/Handout via REUTERS. LAOAG CITY, … [Read more...] about 19 COVID-19 cases added to weekly tally in Ilocos region
Argentina reports first suspected case of monkeypox
A section of skin tissue, harvested from a lesion on the skin of a monkey, that had been infected with monkeypox virus, is seen at 50X magnification on day four of rash development in 1968. (CDC/Handout via REUTERS) BUENOS AIRES — Argentina’s health ministry said on Sunday it had detected a suspected case of monkeypox in Buenos Aires, amid growing global alarm over rising … [Read more...] about Argentina reports first suspected case of monkeypox