(Reuters) – The following is a roundup of a number of the newest scientific research on the novel coronavirus and efforts to discover remedies and vaccines for COVID-19, the sickness attributable to the virus. FILE PHOTO: A medical employee vaccinates a person towards the coronavirus illness (COVID-19) as Israel kicks off a coronavirus vaccination drive, at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical …

FILE PHOTO: An NHS signal is displayed on the coronavirus illness (COVID-19) vaccination centre at Cliffs Pavilion in Southend-on-Sea, Britain, February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Paul Childs (Reuters) – NHS England has invited people aged 56 to 59 to book COVID-19 vaccinations in the coming week, with letters to 850,000 people in that age bracket touchdown on doorsteps from Saturday and one …

(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson mentioned on Friday that its single-dose vaccine was 66% efficient in stopping COVID-19 in a big international trial in opposition to a number of variants, giving health officers one other weapon to sort out the pandemic. Vials with a sticker studying, “COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only” and a medical syringe are seen in …

By Kate Kelland, Ludwig Burger LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Pfizer and BioNTech have agreed to supply their COVID-19 vaccine to the World Health Organization co-led COVAX vaccine entry scheme, two sources conversant in the deal stated, the newest in a collection of photographs to be included within the mission aimed toward decrease-earnings international locations. The deal is predicted to be introduced …

By Laurence Frost, Jane Wardell PARIS/SYDNEY (Reuters) – The head of a world journey organisation on Monday opposed making COVID-19 vaccinations a requirement for travellers within the combat towards the pandemic, regardless of scepticism about reaching herd immunity this yr. Several health experts stated throughout the Reuters Next convention that the mass roll-out of coronavirus vaccines wouldn’t end in sufficient …

By Manas Mishra, Julie Steenhuysen FILE PHOTO: Medical workers member receives the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, U.S., December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Marco Bello (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated on Wednesday it’s fastidiously monitoring allergic reactions to the coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc and urged people …

By William Schomberg, Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday ordered England into a new nationwide lockdown to comprise a surge in COVID-19 circumstances that threatens to overwhelm elements of the health system earlier than a vaccine programme reaches a vital mass. The announcement got here simply hours after the federal government hailed Britain’s success …

By Jan Lopatka, Emilio Parodi PRAGUE/ROME (Reuters) – The European Union was asked on Tuesday to enable an extra dose of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech to be taken from every vial, a observe allowed elsewhere that might make scarce provides go additional. Medical employee prepres Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as Latvia begins vaccinations in opposition to the …

LONDON (Reuters) – A new variant of the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is spreading quickly in Britain and prompting excessive ranges of concern amongst its European neighbours, a few of which have minimize transport hyperlinks. The pressure, referred to by some specialists because the B.1.1.7 lineage, is not the primary new variant of the pandemic virus to emerge, however is mentioned …

CHICAGO, Dec 17 (Reuters) – More than half of vaccines go to waste globally yearly due to temperature management, logistics and shipment-related points. Logistical hurdles are a major threat for efforts to quickly distribute COVID-19 vaccines, however they’ve resulted in booming enterprise for firms reminiscent of personal California-based Cloudleaf, Germany’s SAP SE and others that promote expertise for monitoring shipments …