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Johnson & Johnson claims two doses of its vaccine offer 94% protection against COVID-19

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Las vacunas se están convirtiendo en un elemento esencial para la viabilidad de la economía estadounidense.

Vaccines are becoming essential to the viability of the American economy. Photo: Michael Ciaglo / Getty Images Johnson & Johnson announced Tuesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is 94% effective when a booster is given a few months later. of the original dose. The Johnson & Johnson single shot vaccineThe company said in a statement, it …

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Pollution increases COVID-19 hospitalizations 10 times in Latino neighborhoods in Denver

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Un estudio reveló que la contaminación del aire es un factor influyente en las hospitalizaciones por COVID-19 en barrios latinos en Denver.

A study revealed that air pollution is an influencing factor in COVID-19 hospitalizations in Latino neighborhoods in Denver. Photo: John Moore / Getty Images Exposure to polluted air increases the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations 10 times in Latino neighborhoods north of Denver compared to other Colorado cities where the air lacks the same level of …

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FDA Approves Third Dose Of Pfizer Against COVID-19 In Seniors And At Risk

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La FDA aprobó de manera oficial la tercera dosis contra el COVID-19 en personas mayores de 65 años y población en riesgo.

The FDA officially approved the third dose against COVID-19 in people over 65 years of age and population at risk. Photo: Robyn Beck / Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially approved this Wednesday the third dose of the Pfizer-BionTech vaccine for Americans 65 and older and at-risk seniors. Despite an additional injection …

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Pfizer expects a return to normal life in a year thanks to vaccines

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El CEO de Pfizer pronosticó este domingo que la "vida normal" podría regresar en un año gracias a las vacunas contra el COVID-19.

The CEO of Pfizer predicted this Sunday that “normal life” could return in a year thanks to vaccines against COVID-19. Photo: JOHN THYS / Getty Images The CEO of the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Albert Bourla, predicted this Sunday that in a year the “normal life”After the COVID-19 pandemic, although he considered it likely that it …

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Covid: Merck claims its pill can cut deaths and hospitalizations in half

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Belén Garijo (izq.), CEO de Merck KGaA, junto a químicos y farmacéuticos en una visita a su planta de Darmstadt, uno de los laboratorios donde se desarrolló el medicamento contra el covid-19.

Belén Garijo (left), CEO of Merck KGaA, along with chemists and pharmacists on a visit to their Darmstadt plant, one of the laboratories where the drug against covid-19 was developed. Photo: ARNE DEDERT / AFP / Getty Images The Pharmaceutical company Merck said Friday that its experimental COVID-19 pill cut hospitalizations and deaths in infected …

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United States exceeds 700,000 deaths from COVID-19, despite wide availability of vaccines

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De los últimos 100,000 fallecidos por Covid-19 en el país, sólo 2,900 correspondían a personas vacunadas.

Of the last 100,000 deaths from Covid-19 in the country, only 2,900 corresponded to vaccinated people. Photo: Win McNamee / Getty Images In the United States, more than 700,000 people have died from the coronavirusaccording to a New York Times count, a figure few experts had anticipated months ago when vaccines became widely available to …

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The 7 symptoms that detect a COVID-19 infection with 70% effectiveness

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La tos persistente es uno de los siete síntomas que en conjunto pueden predecir un contagio de COVID-19.

A persistent cough is one of the seven symptoms that together can predict a COVID-19 spread. Photo: Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images A team of epidemiologists from the United Kingdom has determined that a set of seven symptoms, when detected together, are the best indicative of a possible infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes …

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CDC Says Fully Vaccinated People Will Not Have to Quarantine for COVID-19

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CDC dice que las personas completamente vacunadas no tendrán que hacer cuarentenas por COVID-19

Only those who have received the vaccine between two weeks and three months prior to COVID-19 contact will be released from quarantine. Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP / Getty Images Who have put the two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine (both Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna) will not have to be quarantined in case …

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Coronavirus: When does a person sick with COVID-19 stop being contagious (whether or not they have symptoms)?

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Coronavirus: ¿Cuándo una persona enferma de COVID-19 deja de ser contagiosa (tenga o no síntomas)?

On the 14th day since he announced that he had COVID-19, the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), reappeared in public. The president reported that he was tested last Friday and it was negative, so this Monday he resumed his activities: “Fortunately I got ahead, here we are to continue fighting,” he said …

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