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Colombo, Jul 7 (EFE/EPA).- Following approval by the World Health Organisation for Pfizer- BioNTech and Moderna vaccines to be administered as the second dose for those who have received Astra-Zeneca as the first dose, Sri Lanka is the third South Asian country to receive and begin the vaccination process. Maldives and Bangladesh are the first and second countries respectively to receive this vaccine through the WHO’s COVAX facility, according to the UNICEF. Sri Lanka has so far recorded a total of 267433 COVID-19 cases with 3313 deaths while a total of 3244417 people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 1284531 have already received the second one. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: ARMY HEALTH WORKERS BEGIN THE ADMINISTRATION OF PFIZER- BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE AT A VACCINATION CENTRE IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Valencia, Spain, Feb 16, (EFE), (Camera: EFE).- Two Spanish nurses have come up with a way to extract an extra seventh dose from six-dose vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine by removing the remnants of the solution with specialized equipment. FOOTAGE INCLUDES INTERVIEW WITH ANA SOLA MARTIN FROM THE CLINIC HOSPITAL IN VALENCIATRANSLATION:Due to the fact that there was also a shortage in the distribution of vaccines and seeing that everyone was pressing for that second dose in the nursing homes, we did the mathematical calculation, there are times in medicine when the numbers are not true because it is not all 2 + 2 equals 4, but in this case we wanted to do the test with different materials in simulation tests and that was the process until we managed to get it, of course. You can say that who does these things is nurses and so we did it this way, we were playing with different materials, avoiding as the data sheet says the dead spaces of needles and syringes and we saw that it was very important to communicate to the data sheet, and also that you had to use a specific material in this regard so we could not give something with a larger caliber because if not we lose many drops and those drops are as I say is liquid gold that right now is very scarce.
In less than three months, Israel expects to have immunized all its citizens who are over 16 against the novel coronavirus. Business Insider reports achieving that goal would likely make Israel the world's first to immunize the vast majority of its population. Israel has far outpaced the rest of the world with its vaccination campaign. In fact, it has already administered the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to about one in five of its citizens. Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announced a deal with Pfizer to secure enough doses to immunize its adult population by the end of March.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has great news for the state of New York. Cuomo said the state has found additional doses in its vaccine vials from Moderna. The vials, which were thought to hold 10 doses, could hold up to 11. Cuomo's announcement follows similar news about the Pfizer vaccine. Business Insider reports pharmacists found many five-dose vials held six or seven doses. The bonus vaccines will allow for more people to be vaccinated than previously thought.
President-elect Joe Biden received a dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Monday afternoon. The first shot in a series of two was administered at ChristianaCare Hospital in Newark, Delaware. Biden's vaccination came one week after the first doses of the vaccine were given to health care workers. Biden noted that the vaccine rollout was in the beginning stages and cautioned Americans about the long road ahead. According to CNN President-elect Biden cautioned Americans saying: "It's going to take time". Biden urged Americans in the meantime to listen to public health experts, wear masks and maintain social distance.
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