The advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration US has rejected the request of

Pfizer

, which had requested approval for people over 16 years of a

third dose

of the

vaccine

against the

coronavirus

.

Experts believe that only

people over 65

need a booster dose of

the

Covid-19

vaccine

.

The data of the coronavirus in Spain

Total figures

: 4,929,546 confirmed coronavirus cases with a diagnostic test for active infection;

There have been 85,783 deaths with a positive test as of September 17.

  • 797,042 in Andalusia (11,028 dead)

  • 159,841 in Aragon (3,785 dead)

  • 70,721 in Asturias (2,063 dead)

  • 98,336 in the Balearic Islands (942 dead)

  • 94,098 in the Canary Islands (974 dead)

  • 45,652 in Cantabria (601 dead)

  • 235,946 in Castilla-La Mancha (6,378 dead)

  • 298,395 in Castilla y León (7,278 dead)

  • 909,294 in Catalonia (15,546 dead)

  • 7,469 in Ceuta (127 dead)

  • 507,728 in the Valencian Community (7,725 dead)

  • 101,930 in Extremadura (1,950 dead)

  • 185,749 in Galicia (2,611 dead)

  • 886,598 in Madrid (16,027 dead)

  • 10,887 in Melilla (106 dead)

  • 139,703 in Murcia (1,719 dead)

  • 82,288 in Navarra (1,236 dead)

  • 258,540 in the Basque Country (4,865 dead)

  • 39,329 in La Rioja (822 dead)

07.30.

US Experts Endorse Third Dose of Pfizer's Coronavirus Vaccine Only for People Over 65

The advisory committee Administration Food and Drug Administration

(FDA,) has recommended the application of a booster dose of the

vaccine

from

Pfizer

against

coronavirus

for over 65 years and the population at high risk

vaccine

.

The approval came in a second vote after having previously rejected, with broad support, the plan of a

third dose

for the majority of the population, considering insufficient evidence to administer a third dose to everyone.

This restricts the request of

Pfizer

, which had requested approval for people over 16 years of this booster, six months after the second dose.

During the discussion of more than eight hours, with interventions by dozens of scientists from the United States and other countries, especially Israel and the United Kingdom, doubts were evident in the international community about the safety and relevance of the booster vaccine for the over 16 years of age.

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07.25.

Moderna's vaccine is the most effective against coronavirus hospitalization

Vaccine

Covid-19

of

Moderna

is the most effective against hospitalization for

coronavirus

, followed by

Pfizer

and the single dose of Johnson & Johnson, according to

a new study released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Disease USA (CDC).

Specifically, it points out that

Moderna's

effectiveness

is 93%,

Pfizer / BioNTech's

is 88%, and

Johnson & Johnson's

is 71%.

"Although the data shows some variation in vaccine protection levels, all approved or licensed vaccines offer substantial protection against hospitalization from

Covid-19,

" the CDC report said.

The study collects data from 3,600 adults who were hospitalized between March and August of this year in about twenty US states.

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