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Israel to send 700k expiring vaccine doses to South Korea in swap deal after Palestinians reject offer

Posted on July 7, 2021July 7, 2021By Editor

The Israeli government will send South Korea some 700,000 doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine that will soon expire, in an exchange deal PM Naftali Bennett called a “win-win” after the Palestinians declined a similar offer. … Read More >Israel to send 700k expiring vaccine doses to South Korea in swap deal after Palestinians reject offer

Pfizer vaccine losing effectiveness amid Delta variant surge, Israeli Health Ministry says as it mulls 3rd shot & new restrictions

Posted on July 7, 2021July 7, 2021By Editor

Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine has dropped to 64% effectiveness in preventing infection amid the spread of the Delta variant in Israel, the Health Ministry said, as officials consider the need for booster shots and new restrictions. … Read More >Pfizer vaccine losing effectiveness amid Delta variant surge, Israeli Health Ministry says as it mulls 3rd shot & new restrictions

Israel negotiates vaccine swap with ‘another country’ after Palestinians reject expiring Pfizer jabs

Posted on July 6, 2021July 6, 2021By Editor

Israel hasn’t given up on the idea of exchanging nearly one million Pfizer shots set to expire by the end of July for newer doses and is now in talks about such a swap with a foreign country, the Israeli health minister said. … Read More >Israel negotiates vaccine swap with ‘another country’ after Palestinians reject expiring Pfizer jabs

EU

Norway to pay compensation for AstraZeneca side effects as patients who suffered from Pfizer & Moderna watch and wait

Posted on July 5, 2021July 5, 2021By Editor

At least three claims over serious side effects of Oxford-made vaccine AstraZeneca have been upheld in Norway, resulting in financial compensation. Dozens more are expecting a ruling in connection with coronavirus-jab reactions. … Read More >Norway to pay compensation for AstraZeneca side effects as patients who suffered from Pfizer & Moderna watch and wait

World

Probe launched after Ukrainian man loses consciousness & dies just four hours after taking first dose of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

Posted on July 3, 2021July 3, 2021By Editor

Ukrainian health authorities are reviewing an incident in which a man died just hours after taking the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Five other patients who received injections from the same vial did not have any side effects … Read More >Probe launched after Ukrainian man loses consciousness & dies just four hours after taking first dose of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

Russia

Russia must allow import of foreign Covid-19 vaccines like Pfizer & Moderna to meet needs, country’s main liberal party demands

Posted on July 3, 2021July 3, 2021By Editor

Despite there being four domestically developed coronavirus vaccines on offer, Russia should allow its citizens to receive jabs made by US and UK pharma giants, the leader of one of its most prominent political parties insists. … Read More >Russia must allow import of foreign Covid-19 vaccines like Pfizer & Moderna to meet needs, country’s main liberal party demands

Israel insists near-expired vaccines rejected by PA are ‘perfectly sound’ as Palestinian groups demand probe into deal

Posted on June 23, 2021June 23, 2021By Editor

The Pfizer vaccines, which the Palestinian Authority (PA) rejected on Friday due to the fact that they were near their expiration date, were identical to those given to citizens inside Israel, the country’s Health Ministry said. … Read More >Israel insists near-expired vaccines rejected by PA are ‘perfectly sound’ as Palestinian groups demand probe into deal

760,000 South Koreans to receive Pfizer & AstraZeneca jab mix due to supply delays

Posted on June 21, 2021June 21, 2021By Editor

South Korea will use Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine as the second dose for 760,000 people who have already been administered the AstraZeneca shot, joining a growing list of countries that have mixed the two jabs. … Read More >760,000 South Koreans to receive Pfizer & AstraZeneca jab mix due to supply delays

EU

France to vaccinate those aged 12-to-18 against Covid starting in mid-June, Macron says

Posted on June 4, 2021June 4, 2021By Editor

In less than two weeks’ time, children as young as 12 in France can get vaccinated against Covid-19, President Emmanuel Macron has said after the EU’s drug regulator approved Pfizer-BioNTech’s jab for younger teenagers. … Read More >France to vaccinate those aged 12-to-18 against Covid starting in mid-June, Macron says

Health

Israel finds ‘likely’ link between Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine and cases of heart inflammation in young males

Posted on June 4, 2021June 4, 2021By Editor

A specially appointed epidemiological team has found “a likelihood of a link” between receiving the second dose of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine and the onset of myocarditis in young men, Israel’s Health Ministry said in a statement. … Read More >Israel finds ‘likely’ link between Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine and cases of heart inflammation in young males