Covid vaccine for kids 5 to 11 offers ‘significantly less’ protection than expected
Not the result they were hoping for. According to data collected during the recent Omicron surge in New York state, researchers discovered that the Pfizer vaccine for kids aged 5 to 11 was shown to be significantly less effective at preventing infection than the same vaccine for kids and teens ages 12 and up, which […]
4 years ago
HSE urges parents to get their children vaccinated during midterm break
Parents are being urged to get their children vaccinated during midterm. The HSE is urging parents to get their children vaccinated. It has now extended vaccine clinics for children aged between 5 and 11 years of age. Parents can now book their child’s vaccine appointment online via the HSE portal. Director of public health at […]
4 years ago
Pfizer postpones FDA request for Covid vaccine for kids under 5
A setback for parents eager to vaccinate their young children. Pfizer-BioNTech is postponing its application to the US Food and Drug Administration to expand the use of its Covid-19 vaccine for children under five years old Meaning there is no vaccine yet on the horizon for children aged six months to four years old. The […]
4 years ago
Five stillbirths linked to Delta variant for unvaccinated mothers
New guidance has been released. Five mothers have experienced stillbirths along with two others experiencing newborn deaths that have been linked to the Delta Covid variant on unvaccinated mothers in Ireland. The new research was carried out by the Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) and relates directly to stillbirths and newborn deaths in Ireland last […]
4 years ago
Period irregularities ‘most likely’ caused by Covid vaccine, new study finds
“There are sufficient numbers of women who are experiencing changes, not just in Norway, but also abroad, to make it likely that this is connected to the vaccine.” According to a brand new Norwegian study, there seems to be a link between the Covid-19 vaccine and certain period changes some women have experienced. Speaking to […]
5 years ago
Pfizer says two shots of Covid vaccine ‘didn’t perform adequately’ in kids
We are almost two years into the Covid pandemic. And with fresh restrictions imposed on us living here in Ireland, I think we are all beginning to feel more than a little hopeless about the situation, which now is starting to seem more or less neverending. As countries across the world are scrambling to administer […]
5 years ago