Glaxo halts vaccine trial in pregnant women

Glaxo halts vaccine trial in pregnant women

An independent committee have recommended GlaxoSmithKline pause a trial of its vaccine candidate against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), reports The Times. The trial involved the creation of a vaccine to protect newborn children against RSV, which is a cause of pneumonia in toddlers and the elderly. It was designed to be given to pregnant … Read more

Nurse who had two babies during pandemic urges pregnant mothers to get vaccinated

Nurse who had two babies during pandemic urges pregnant mothers to get vaccinated

A nurse who had two babies during the pandemic has urged other mums-to-be to get their covid vaccine – after she had the jab during her pregnancy. Ali Hair is a nurse on a surgical ward at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, and is mum to Solomon, 17 months, and three-month-old Iris. When she … Read more

Pregnant New Zealand journalist in Kabul can go home after Covid rules fight

Pregnant New Zealand journalist in Kabul can go home after Covid rules fight

A pregnant New Zealand journalist who was stranded in Afghanistan by her home country’s Covid-19 border policy said Tuesday she will return home after her government offered her a pathway back. The government offer amounted to a backdown by New Zealand after officials had earlier insisted that Charlotte Bellis needed to reapply for a spot … Read more