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US To Resume J&J COVID Vaccinations Despite Rare Clot Risk
LGUs race to secure Covid-19 vaccines amid national government ‘restriction’
SEVERAL local government units (LGUs) in the country are racing to secure and distribute Covid-19 vaccines to their constituents, amid policy questions raised on the national government’s move to restrict their initiatives, and equity issues arising from concern that LGUs with meager funds might not be able to protect a critical mass of their population.
India vaccine maker sees virus as wake-up call
NEW DELHI — The coronavirus pandemic is a “wake up call” for governments to invest more in health care, says Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest manufacturer of vaccines.
2nd virus vaccine shows striking success in US tests
A second experimental COVID-19 vaccine — this one from Moderna Inc. — yielded extraordinarily strong early results Monday, another badly needed dose of hope as the pandemic enters a terrible new phase.
W.H.O. recommends JE vaccine to be included in national immunization program
Three billion people are at risk for Japanese encephalitis (JE) according to THE World Health Organization (WHO). Most of these people live in JE-prone areas, usually rural and agricultural areas, in 24 countries in the Southeast Asia and Western Pacific region.