Re-emphasising the need for robust testing, the statement noted that in the past several weeks, in some states, Covid-19 testing has declined and the current testing levels are insufficient as compared to the standards prescribed by WHO i.e 140 tests/million
What are the ingredients in the COVID-19 vaccines? Here what s in the Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs
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The two COVID-19 vaccines so far approved for rollout across Australia.
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As Australians start to roll up their sleeves for their COVID-19 vaccine, many people have been wondering what s actually in the Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs?
Key points:
They both come in multi-dose vials, but only the Pfizer needs diluting
Pharmaceutical ingredients are added to stabilise the vaccines
Both coronavirus jabs use new technologies to train the body s immune system, teaching it to recognise and fight the spike protein of
Flu numbers far below normal during pandemic
Steep decline in positive tests during current flu season
There has been very little flu activity during the pandemic.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Doctors feared what they called a twindemic in 2020 and into 2021 - trying to contain the possibility that two viruses would circulate throughout the United States during flu season, which runs from October to October, according to the CDC. We were worried last summer and last fall going into this, not knowing what the winter would hold for us and so that was why physicians were really trying to make sure that people were getting vaccinated doing everything that we could to prepare for flu season, said Dr. Jennifer Schuster, a pediatric infectious disease physician with Children s Mercy in Kansas City. Because we did not want flu and the virus that causes COVID-19 circulating at the same time, we know our hospitals have been stretched incredibly thin
How long should you wait between getting the COVID-19 vaccine and the flu vaccine? And will you need to be revaccinated if you get them on the same day? Here's what we know so far.