Tag: Covid vaccine

Dominica announces its highest national honour to PM Modi

In February 2021, India supplied Dominica with 70,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine-a generous gift which enabled Dominica to extend support to its Caribbean neighbours.

November 14, 2024

Biden completes fourth dose of PAXLOVID, COVID-19 symptoms have “improved meaningfully”: US President’s physician

Joe Biden's complete blood count (CBC) was normal, showcasing no anaemia or evidence of bacterial infection, it said.

July 20, 2024

AstraZeneca reaffirms vaccine safety amidst rare side effect concerns

This comes in the wake of a recent admission by AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical company, that its Covid vaccine Covishield and Vaxzevria "can, in very rare cases, cause Thrombosis Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS)."

May 1, 2024

New nasal Covid vax candidate offers better, longer protection

Published in the journal eBioMedicine, the findings showed nasal administration of the vaccine candidate boosted mucosal antibody response, as expected.

January 10, 2024