A half-dose lifts antibody levels 37 times higher than response after two doses

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The possibility for more infectious and deadly variants appears endless – it will take a number of measures and innovations to subdue Covid-19 in future

When the incidence of Covid-19 is low, the potential harms to 20-29 year olds from the vaccine outweighed the benefits of preventing ICU admissions through vaccination, the MHRA found

Move could result in vaccines being administered to the public at local pharmacies by the end of March

Tánaiste says rollout to older people will be slower following recommendation that Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, rather than AstraZeneca, should be used for this group

Ireland needs to be vaccinating upwards of 100,000 people a week but we show no signs of getting close to that figure

Ireland is to get 880,000 doses of the jab, the second to get the green light after the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine

The science community’s response to the pandemic has been nothing short of inspirational – and will hopefully encourage the next generation of Stem professionals

The NHS in the UK has reportedly been told to get ready to administer vaccines by Tuesday, in the US they’re talking about December 10, while Micheál Martin has talked about us getting it early in the new year and perhaps earlier for some