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An inexpensive, accurate test that detects infections with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii can provide results within 30 minutes from a finger-prick in a doctor's office or within an hour from a small blood sample tested in a local medical laboratory.
July 12, 2021 Pfizer says its vaccine loses effectiveness over time and is seeking approval for booster shots. U.S. regulators aren't convinced they're needed yet. SHOW TRANSCRIPT Pfizer is trying to convince federal authorities to green-light a COVID booster shot. The COVID-19 vaccine maker began the week by briefing the FDA on the need for a third shot to protect against new variants. Pfizer cites data out of Israel showing a decline in its vaccine effectiveness from more than 90% down to 64% as the Delta variant spreads. But for now, Israel is only offering a third dose to its most vu...
518 Illinois residents have been hospitalized with COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated. Most had underlying conditions, state data shows. Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune People check in to receive COVID-19 vaccines on June 28, 2021, at the Pui Tak Center in Chinatown. More than 500 Illinois residents, most of whom are older and have underlying health conditions, have been hospitalized because of COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated, according to data from the state health department. But experts say the chances of getting a so-called ...
A COVID-19 vaccine doesn't magnetize your arm, there was no stand-in for President Biden driving the electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck, and Egypt didn't project Palestinian flags onto the pyramids, Bob Oswald says in his Facts Matter column.
Covid-19 vaccines do not contain magnetic microchips