The decision was based on a study of 24,000 adults that found the vaccine was 71 percent effective at preventing COVID-19 although that was before the omicron variant emerged. Side effects were mild, including fever and fatigue.
Canada has become the first country to authorize use of a plant-based COVID-19 vaccine. Canadian regulators said Thursday Medicago's two-dose vaccine can
Canada has become the first country to authorize use of a plant-based COVID-19 vaccine. Canadian regulators said Thursday Medicago’s two-dose vaccine can be given to adults ages 18 to 64, but said there's too little data on the shots in people 65 and older. The decision was based on a…