Vaccines
Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Vaccines, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 7,841 stories have been published about Vaccines which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Vaccines, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 7,841 stories have been published about Vaccines which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Europe · ParisV_V is an anti-vaccine extremist group active in France and Italy. Facebook kicked off several accounts tied to the group last December. The largely unchecked nature of the attacks on the indisputable health benefits of the vaccine highlight the clear limits of a social media company to thwart even the most destructive kind of disinformation.See the Story
Anti-vax group in Europe thrives online, thwarts tech effort
73% Center coverage: 33 sources
Vaccinations · OttawaHealth Canada has authorized a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children between five and 11 years old. The National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommends children with underlying health conditions should be offered a booster no earlier than six months after their second dose. "This booster dose provides a great option to restore protection for this age group," chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says.See the Story
Canada OKs Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster dose for 5 to 11 year olds
62% Center coverage: 13 sources
Europe · BrusselsEuropean Medicines Agency says Imvanex jab can now be given just below the top layer of skin. The temporary measure would allow EU states to stretch out their limited stocks of the vaccine. People still need to get two doses, about four weeks apart. The latest outbreak of monkeypox is unusual as it has occurred in more than 80 countries.See the Story
EU backs changing monkeypox vaccine injection method to boost supply
50% Center coverage: 12 sources
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US & Canada · VancouverResearchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered a weak spot in the virus that causes COVID-19. The weakness could lead to new ways of fighting the illness that has killed almost 6.5 million people across the globe since it was identified more than two years ago. The weak spot is located on the spike protein.See the Story
Discovery of 'weak spot' in COVID-19 variants could lead to better treatment options
Coverage: 10 sources
Europe · LondonStudy led by Imperial College London is the first to reveal how long infectiousness lasts after coronavirus infection in the community. Two-thirds of cases were still infectious five days after symptoms began, with a quarter still infectious at seven days.See the Story
Most people with covid-19 are still infectious after five days
50% Center coverage: 8 sources
Vaccines · New YorkThousands of children are among the migrants who continue to arrive in New York by bus from the southern border. Public Advocate Jumaane Williams was on hand in Midtown Manhattan early Friday to greet and hand out school supplies. Department of Education Chancellor David Banks prepared to detail a plan to integrate hundreds of new students into city schools when classes start on Sept. 8.See the Story
NYC schools pressed to adjust to influx of migrant children
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Vaccines · PortoThe European Medicines Agency argues that the vaccine can also be administered as an intradermal injection at a lower dose, thus allowing more people to be protected.See the Story
European Medicines Agency authorizes new technique for injecting Monkeypox vaccine to cover more people
Polio · New YorkSome of New York City's area have less than 60% of kids fully vaccinated against polio, according to data from the city's Department of Health.
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Less than 60% of kids are vaccinated against polio in some NYC neighborhoods
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Moderna · CanadaWaterloo Public Health says it is encouraging families to ensure that their child's COVID-19 vaccinations are up-to-date. The agency notes that vaccines will lower the risk of serious illness from the virus. Kids between the ages of six months and five years became eligible to be vaccinated at the end of July.See the Story
Waterloo Public Health encourages kids to get vaccinated against COVID before new school year
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VaccinesSt. Paul, Edson, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat and Red Deer added. Eligible Albertans include groups from the LGBTQ2+ community that is deemed to be at higher risk for contracting the Monkeypox virus. Of the 19 cases found in Alberta as of Aug.10, often gay and bisexual men have been affected.See the Story
