Tag: Pfizer
Covid-19 vaccine researchers win the Nobel Prize
MRNA technology provided a method to combat “one of the greatest threats to human health in modern times,” the committee said Two scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their groundbreaking research that led to the development of mRNA vaccines, which helped slow the spread of Covid-19, it was announced early Monday…
Cases of ankylosing spondylitis at near-record levels in 2022
According to the Infectious Disease Register, 124 TBE cases were reported throughout Finland in 2022, almost as many as in the record year 2021, when there were 148 cases. In the last ten years (2013-2022), a total of 810 TBE cases have been reported in Finland, which is three times the number compared to the…
More money goes down the drain as redundant COVID-19 vaccines are hoarded, but where were the shocks when people needed them?
CPH POST has learned from some of its readers that infection with COVID-19 has not been a piece of cake this fall – especially among a handful who had not previously had the virus and were last vaccinated at the end of last year. In their case, nine to 10 months passed between their third…
High blood pressure may double risk of severe COVID despite full vaccination: Study
According to the study’s lead author Joseph E. EbingerMD, MS, associate professor of cardiology and director of clinical analytics at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, “These findings are important because about half of US adults have high blood pressure. .” In the early stages of the pandemic, COVID-19 vaccinations…
COVID-19 booster vaccine useful for lupus patients: Study
Researchers say the discovery should offer comfort to the more than 200,000 Americans who suffer from SLE, a disease in which the body’s immune system involuntarily targets its own healthy tissues, particularly the joints and skin. They are more susceptible to infections such as SARS-CoV-2 when they take immunosuppressive drugs such as steroids, which are…
Finland should move towards normality regarding the coronavirus, says an expert
Although mortality from the coronavirus disease has decreased from its peak in the spring and occurs mainly in the elderly who were already in poor health before the infection, the incidence of the virus has remained at a high level, according to wastewater analyzes carried out in Finland. Institute of Health and Welfare (THL). Officials…
Norway introduces long-term COVID-19 strategy to normalize everyday life
The pandemic is now in another phase, but we must continue to live with COVID-19. The Norwegian government has prepared a strategy and contingency plan for the further handling of the pandemic, and is following the situation closely. Good monitoring, good plans and vaccination are critical factors for living with COVID-19 in the future. The…
Here’s why you may need a fourth dose of covid vaccine this winter
When I started drafting this article, covid cases in Australia started to decrease and the situation stabilized. New research released in February showed a fourth dose of covid vaccine did not add much extra protection on top a third dose. It seemed unnecessary to distribute a fourth dose to all Australians. Unfortunately, the situation has…
Friday’s newspapers: Expensive surplus, medical care for illegal immigrants, motorists protest
According to the agreements between the EU and the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, millions of extra doses of Covid vaccine will arrive in Finland this year, Yle says on Thursday. Ilta-Sanomat states that last August Pfizer raised the price of its vaccine to € 19.50 per dose, meaning that if there were more than five million…
SSI optimistic corona has peaked in the cities as the restrictions end in Denmark
Since midnight, corona has no longer been considered a socially critical disease in Denmark. Today, therefore, all of the country’s restrictions have been lifted, with the exception of a few requirements in areas where vulnerable people reside, such as hospitals and nursing homes. Nightclubs will be able to open, and restaurants and bars will be…
First oral Covid treatment approved in the EU
Pfizer’s pills have been recommended for clinically vulnerable patients The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has given its conditional approval to Pfizer’s Covid-19 pills, amid the continued spread of the Omicron variant of the virus in the region. Announce the Conditional Marketing Authorization (CMA) for the treatment, EMA sa that Paxlovid has been recommended “for the…
Current anti-COVID pills work well against Omicron, antibodies are less effective: Research
However, laboratory tests also showed that the available antibody treatments – typically intravenously in hospitals – are significantly less effective against omicron than against previous variants of the virus. Some antibodies have completely lost their ability to neutralize omicron at realistic doses. If the ability of antiviral drugs to fight omicron is confirmed in human…
The study claims that COVID-19 vaccines do not affect fertility
Future research couples trying to become pregnant did not find a link between COVID-19 and fertility – with the probability of conception per menstrual cycle – in female or male partners who received Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson. In contrast, the findings showed that COVID-19 infection in men can temporarily impair fertility – a…
Research shows that COVID-19 vaccines provide lasting protection
The emergence of delta and omicron variants had raised questions about whether breakthrough infections were due to impaired immunity or more contagious variants. The results of the study suggest that impaired immunity is the cause of breakthrough infections, but vaccines retained protection against hospitalization and serious illness for nine months after the first vaccination. “The…
Corona Round-Up: One-third of all COVID-19 patients in the hospital for another reason
About a third of the country’s corona patients are hospitalized for another reason, according to studies conducted this week by TV2. It visited corona wards in four of the country’s five regions and assessed a total of 433 corona patients, and it found that 168 were hospitalized for another reason. A total of 821 people…
Massive Omicron spread in Europe within a few weeks, warns WHO
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Based on the 7 million new cases reported across Europe in the first week of 2022, the World Health Organization has warned that half of Europe will be affected by the Omicron Covid variant in the next six to eight weeks. “Today, the Omicron variant represents a new tidal wave from west to…
Known font? Yes! Probably factual? Yes! False findings? Yes! False flyer? Yes!
The font is well known, the logos and graphics are the same: a flyer in your mailbox like several you have previously received from the Danish Health and Medicines Authority with advice on corona. But this one has a different tone. “How many jabs will you end up having?” it raises questions next to a…
The study shows that the COVID-19 Omicron variant has been neutralized with a booster dose
In South Africa, the Omicron variant replaced other viruses within a few weeks and led to a sharp increase in the number of cases diagnosed. Analyzes from different countries show that the doubling time of cases is around 2-4 days. Omicron has been observed in dozens of countries, including France, and has become dominant by…
Researchers are identifying antibodies that can neutralize Omicron
By identifying the targets of these “broadly neutralizing” antibodies in the peak protein, it may be possible to design vaccines and antibody therapies that are effective not only against omicron variants but also against other variants that may arise in the future. David Veesler, a researcher at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and an assistant…
Finnish research: The third vaccine gives working-age people good protection against omicron
“It is important that immunity develops after the third dose of the vaccine. Presumably, it also protects against infection and, of course, serious disease. Ilkka Julkunen, a professor of virology at the University of Turku, told Helsingin Sanomat on Sunday. Julkunen is one of the factors in the pending peer review. More than a third…
Health Authority: Corona has come to stay
Omikron now dominates In addition, the government has also decided to speed up the strategy for 18-39 year olds to get their booster jabs. The age group now only has to wait 4.5 months before they get their third jab, which means they will begin the vaccination process before New Year’s Eve. The health authorities…
Foreign companies are stepping up research and development
Foreign companies are an essential factor in achieving Finland’s goals, as they accounted for almost a third of companies’ RDI investments in 2020. The Finnish government has set a national target of raising RDI investment to 4% of GDP, but this cannot be achieved without a significant increase in investment by companies and the public…
The European Medicines Agency recommends 2 new covid treatments
The European Union’s drug regulator, the European Medicines Agency, on Thursday recommended two new treatments for covid-19 for use among EU member states, as well as giving advice on the use of another, pending its approval. In separate statements on its website, the EMA recommended the use of Swedish-made drug Kineret and US-made Xevudy for…
The EU gives the green light for new Covid treatments
The European Medicines Agency has approved two new Covid-19 treatments: an antibody medicine and an arthritis medicine that were shown to be able to? Reduce? the inflammation associated with the virus. The first drug, Xevudy, produced by GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology, was recommended for the treatment of the virus in adults and adolescents older than…
Vaccines for children will arrive in Finland this week
When the first consignments of Comirnaty Covid arrive in Finland, vaccination of at-risk children aged 5-11 is expected to begin this week, according to the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). THL Chief Expert Mia Kontio, said 162,000 doses of Covid vaccine will arrive in Finland this week, and the next delivery of 78,000…
Third jab reservations available for anyone over 40 who got their second by July 28th
Last week, it was announced that anyone over 40 could get their third corona vaccination before the end of December, provided they got their second more than three months ago. But yesterday it emerged that the cut-off point is four and a half months: saw another vaccination sting by July 28th. The head of the…
Finland is considering a shorter interval before Covid boosters
Finnish public health authorities to consider accelerating Covid-19 booster vaccination next week, says chief physician To Hanna Nohy From the Department of Health and Welfare (THL). The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said last week that states could consider a three-month vaccination interval between the second and third dose, although the EMA’s official recommendation is still…
Vaccinating children in schools
As reported by RÚV, preparations for vaccination against Covid-19 in children aged 5–11 are nearing completion. The epidemiologist’s decision on this procedure is pending. There are ideas to vaccinate in schools. The vaccine given to children is expected to arrive in Iceland at the end of the year. Children can be vaccinated with Comirnaty, a…
The vaccine expert defends THL’s decision to restrict booster vaccines
The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) will continue to focus on administering the third Covid-19 vaccine to those at risk, rather than extending eligibility to the rest of the population, the release said. Mia Kontio, THL Vaccine Specialist. Currently, the third dose, also known as a booster dose, is only recommended for people…
Flying doctors: Hundreds of general practitioners respond to the Capital Region’s May Day to get help to vaccinate children
Pfizer’s approval of young children was accelerated by the European Medical Association, the European Commission and The National Board of Health the health authority within a few days, but now the operation of vaccinating children aged 5-11 years has stopped in Greater Copenhagen. The Capital Region, which is overwhelmed by the demand that has led…
Monday’s newspapers: Finland’s Omicron worries, slow boosters and Covid at sea
Breakthrough covid infections in fully vaccinated people are currently more common in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area and Turku than seasonal influenza. Helsingin sanomat newspaper. These infections have been mild – characterized by headaches and a nose, HS said. On Sunday, Finland imposed entry restrictions on people arriving from South Africa. When Omicron triggers alarms, Evening…