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Stalled at first jab: Vaccine shortages hit poor countries LONDON (AP) — As many as 60 countries, including some of the world’s poorest, might be stalled at the first shots of their coronavirus vaccinations because nearly all deliveries through the global... AP NEWS

LONDON (AP) — As many as 60 countries, including some of the world’s poorest, might be stalled at the first shots of their coronavirus vaccinations because nearly all deliveries through the global program intended to help them are blocked until as late as June.

Rise of Variants in Europe Shows How Dangerous the Virus Can Be Much of the continent is experiencing a wave of outbreaks driven by the B.1.1.7 variant, which ravaged Britain this winter. The New York Times

Europe, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic last spring, has once again swelled with new cases, which are inundating some local hospitals and driving a worrisome global surge of Covid-19.

Moderna's COVID Vax Produces Antibody Responses 6 Months Later But neutralizing activity declined over time, and not equally among age groups Molly Walker medpagetoday

Antibodies persisted 6 months after the second dose of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine in younger and middle-age adults, but were diminished in older adults when using more sensitive assays, according to data from an ongoing phase I trial.