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The Second-Generation COVID Vaccines Are Coming Six months ago, as the northern hemisphere was still battling the coronavirus pandemic’s first wave, all eyes turned to the COVID-19 vaccines in late-stage clinical trials. Now, a year after the pandemic first erupted, three COVID vaccines have been given emergency authorization by either the U.S. Continue Reading . . . https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-second-generation-covid-vaccines-are-coming/

Coronavirus: Israel leads vaccine race with 1m given jab Israel has given vaccinations against coronavirus to more than one million people, the highest rate in the world, as global immunisation efforts step up. Israel has a rate of 11.55 vaccination doses per 100 people, followed by Bahrain at 3.49 and the UK at 1. Continue Reading . . . https://www.bbc.com/news/world-55514243

Doctors say CDC should warn people the side effects from Covid vaccine shots won't be 'a walk in the park' Public health officials and drugmakers must be transparent about the side effects people may experience after getting their first shot of a coronavirus vaccine, doctors urged during a meeting Monday with CDC advisors as states prepare to distribute doses as early as next month. Dr. Continue Reading . . . https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/23/covid-vaccine-cdc-should-warn-people-the-side-effects-from-shots-wont-be-walk-in-the-park-.html