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Valneva Covid vaccine trial to compare 'old-fashioned' technology with AstraZeneca jab

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Senior members of the committee have suggested they could extend the advice to those in their thirties if the background of Covid stays low. Similar potentially linked clots in people who have taken the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have led scientists to speculate that the adenoviral vector platform technology used by both bursts may be the causative factor. Valneva uses inactivated vaccine technology, a format that has been used for the past 100 years to vaccinate billions of people against diseases such as seasonal flu, hepatitis A, polio, and rabies. It injects a version of the live virus that is too weak to cause disease but strong enough to stimulate an immune response. The candidate jab is also given as an adjuvant, which means it contains an ingredient designed to produce a stronger immune response - a technique similar to the flu shots targeted at retirees in annual influenza vaccination campaigns. The shock has now completed the first and second phase safety and immun

Apple to help employees get Covid 19 vaccine at its offices

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Apple is one of the first major Silicon Valley companies to launch a program to help workers get vaccinated. Earlier this month, Facebook announced that part of its headquarters in Menlo Park will be converted into a vaccination center. (Image: Reuters) HIGHLIGHTS Apple has announced that it will help its employees get voluntary Covid 19 vaccinations in their offices. Facebook and Amazon have also taken initiatives to give users on-site vaccinations. Meanwhile, Google and Microsoft have stepped up Covid's support for India as cases increase in the country. Apple has announced that it will help its employees get voluntary Covid 19 vaccinations in their offices. The tech giant is working with drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance as a seller and will open a website for its employees to register for appointments, an Apple spokeswoman told Reuters. Apple is one of the first major Silicon Valley companies to launch a program to help workers get vaccinated. Earlier this month, F