Two men, aged 38 and 30, died in August within days of receiving their second Moderna doses. Each had received a dose from one of the suspended lots. Japan’s health ministry still insisted that the particles of stainless steel couldn’t pose any additional health risk.
In Israel’s COVID-19 wards, doctors are learning which vaccinated patients are most vulnerable to severe illness, amid growing concerns about instances in which the shots provide less protection against the worst forms of the disease.
U.S. health officials are reviewing reports that Moderna Inc’s (MRNA.O) COVID-19 vaccine may be linked to a higher risk of a rare heart condition in younger adults than previously thought, the Washington Post reported late on Thursday, citing people familiar with the review.
Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox, possibly more dangerous than other strains, CDC report says.
New evidence showing the delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox, and possibly more dangerous than other strains, has prompted United States health officials to consider changing advice on how the nation fights the coronavirus, internal documents show.
Unlike with other variants, vaccinated people infected with Delta can transmit the virus, it said.
President Donald Trump has been treated with an experimental antibody cocktail for COVID-19 and is moving to a military hospital as a precautionary measure, White House officials said on Friday.
