Covid vaccine set to trigger fastest retail sales growth in over two decades
As the economy reopens, retail sales are expected to grow this year by as much as 8.2 percent, amounting to more than $4.33 trillion in sales.
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How do we know the COVID vaccine won’t have long-term side-effects?
As Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout begins this week, many people still have questions about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines, both in the short and long term.
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U.K. Vaccine Rollout Data Show Substantial Drop in Infections
A single shot of the vaccine produced by Pfizer led to a 57% reduction in cases of Covid-19 in people of age 80 and over, rising to 88% after a second dose, according to preliminary data from the U.K.’s inoculation program.
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Vaccine efforts redoubled as US death toll draws near 500K
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — States redoubled their efforts to get the coronavirus vaccine into arms Monday after last week’s winter weather closed clinics, slowed vaccine deliveries and forced tens of thousands of people to miss their shots — all…
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Want a Vaccine With That? Drive-Thru COVID Shots Recommended
Drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination sites, if set up nationwide on a massive scale, could significantly speed up the number of Americans vaccinated. WebMD Health News
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Pfizer vaccine doesn’t need ultra-cold storage after all, company says
The pharma giant and partner BioNTech have asked FDA to revise the vaccine’s label.
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This is the best coronavirus vaccine news you’ll read all month
A pair of new coronavirus vaccine studies show that a single dose produces a strong immune response in COVID-19 survivors, indicating that authorities should consider a protocol change for people who had the illness. One study showed that a single vaccine shot is enough to increase the number of antibodies by a thousandfold, to a…
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Over 200 million vaccine doses administered globally
More than 200 million coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered in at least 107 countries and territories, according to an AFP count based on official sources Saturday.
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India’s Vaccine Rollout Stumbles as COVID-19 Cases Decline. That’s Bad News for the Rest of the World
India’s experience shows that, while the first challenge is stocking up on vaccine supplies, convincing people to take them can be its own huge task.
Read moreEU Wins Vaccine Deal; Doses Go Unused in Germany: Virus Update
EU Wins Vaccine Deal; Doses Go Unused in Germany: Virus Update
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