Plans to gradually implement a lifelong ban on buying tobacco products have been revealed by health officials in New Zealand. The aim is to make sure “future generations will never be able to legally purchase tobacco.” A scheme to effectively outlaw smoking was announced on Thursday by Associate Health Minister Ayesha Verrall. While the current […]
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‘We did it!’ Australia fully vaccinates 80% of eligible adults
Australia has accomplished its goal of fully vaccinating 80% of people aged 16 and older, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said as the country eases Covid-19 restrictions. “We did it! We have hit the target of 80% of all Australians aged 16+ fully vaccinated, as set out in the National Plan,” Morrison announced on Facebook. […]
Moderna says its Covid vaccine is ‘well tolerated’ in 6- to 11-year-olds after fears of heart inflammation in young adults
Moderna Inc has claimed that its mRNA Covid vaccine is “well tolerated” in children between the ages of six to 11, and announced that the firm plans to submit the data from its study to regulatory bodies worldwide shortly. In a statement released on Monday, the company said its interim data from Phase 2/3 of […]
Sweden halts use of Moderna’s Covid vaccine for younger adults amid concerns over rare heart inflammation side effect
The Swedish Public Health Agency has decided to suspend offering Moderna’s Covid vaccine to anyone born in 1991 and later for precautionary reasons, citing the slightly increased risk of heart inflammation following inoculation. On Wednesday, the agency issued a statement announcing that it will pause dishing out Moderna’s jab, marketed as Spikevax, to people under […]
South Korea to start Covid-19 vaccination of pregnant women as part of push to inoculate 80% of adults by end of October
South Korea will open vaccination against Covid-19 for pregnant women this month as part of the national campaign to vaccinate 80% of its adult population by the end of October. Starting from Friday morning, pregnant women can register online to receive either the Pfizer-BioNTech or the Moderna vaccine. The inoculations start on October 18. Read […]
US adults who binge drink are drinking even more, study says
Adults in the United States who binge drink are consuming even more alcohol per binging episode, according to a new study published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. sursa






