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September 20, 2021 6:02 AM
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As debates about booster shots heat up, what’s known about the duration of vaccine-based immunity is still evolving.
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September 20, 2021 5:59 AM
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Novavax volunteers fear start of vaccine passports next month could put them at further disadvantage...
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September 3, 2021 5:32 AM
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New research sheds light on why COVID-19 hit nursing homes so hard: People in long-term care facilities had more reinfections than the general population.
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September 2, 2021 5:28 AM
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To the Editor: Polack et al. (Dec. 31)1 report a vaccine efficacy of 94.8% against Covid-19 after two doses of the messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine BNT162b2 (Pfizer–BioNTech). The authors also report a...
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September 2, 2021 5:26 AM
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Two varieties of flu have not been spotted for over a year, STAT reported.Public-health measures to control the coronavirus pandemic may have led these strains...
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September 2, 2021 5:23 AM
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Understanding that pandemics like COVID-19 and the Spanish flu aren't so rare should raise priority efforts to prevent and control them, says William Pan.
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August 31, 2021 8:39 AM
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Moderna's HIV vaccine is different from previous ones in a key way that could make all the difference...
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August 31, 2021 8:38 AM
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Researchers have identified an antibody that is highly protective against a wide range of variants of the virus that causes COVID-19.
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August 31, 2021 8:36 AM
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Scientists have worked out how the virus which caused the world's worst flu epidemic infected man.
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August 31, 2021 8:34 AM
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged as a virus with a pathogenicity closer to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and a transmissibility similar to common cold coronaviruses (CoVs).
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August 27, 2021 7:20 AM
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This week the vaccine began to be administered to the first volunteers participating in Phase I/IIa of the trial at the Hospital Trueta in Girona and the H...
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August 27, 2021 6:47 AM
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We can’t avoid the virus for the rest of our lives, but we can minimize its impact.
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August 27, 2021 6:46 AM
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SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind today's global coronavirus pandemic, spreads primarily by inhalation of virus-laden aerosols at both short and long ranges —and a comprehensive new assessment of respiratory viruses finds that many others probably do as well.
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September 20, 2021 6:00 AM
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Hong Kong closely monitors human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in Mainland READING TIME 2 MIN CHRISTIAN FERNSBY ▼ | September 19, 2021 The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is closely monitoring a human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in the Mainland. ASIA Centre for Health Protection The case involves a 40 year old woman living in Yongzhou in Hunan Province, who had prior exposure to a live poultry market before the onset of symptoms. She developed symptoms on September 8 and was admitted for treatment on the following day. The patient is in serious condition. From 2014 to date, 43 human cases of avian influenza A(H5N6) have been reported by Mainland health authorities. "All novel influenza A infections, including H5N6, are notifiable infectious diseases in Hong Kong," a spokesman for the CHP said. Travellers to the Mainland or other affected areas must avoid visiting wet markets, live poultry markets or farms. They should be alert to the presence of backyard poultry when visiting relatives and friends. They should also avoid purchasing live or freshly slaughtered poultry, and avoid touching poultry/birds or their droppings. They should strictly observe personal and hand hygiene when visiting any place with live poultry. Travellers returning from affected areas should consult a doctor promptly if symptoms develop, and inform the doctor of their travel history for prompt diagnosis and treatment of potential diseases. It is essential to tell the doctor if they have seen any live poultry during travel, which may imply possible exposure to contaminated environments. This will enable the doctor to assess the possibility of avian influenza and arrange necessary investigations and appropriate treatment in a timely manner. While local surveillance, prevention and control measures are in place, the CHP will remain vigilant and work closely with the World Health Organization and relevant health authorities to monitor the latest developments. The public should maintain strict personal, hand, food and environmental hygiene and take heed of the advice below when handling poultry: • Avoid touching poultry, birds, animals or their droppings; • When buying live chickens, do not touch them and their droppings. Do not blow at their bottoms. Wash eggs with detergent if soiled with faecal matter and cook and consume the eggs immediately. Always wash hands thoroughly with soap and water after handling chickens and eggs; • Eggs should be cooked well until the white and yolk become firm. Do not eat raw eggs or dip cooked food into any sauce with raw eggs. Poultry should be cooked thoroughly. If there is pinkish juice running from the cooked poultry or the middle part of its bone is still red, the poultry should be cooked again until fully done; • Wash hands frequently, especially before touching the mouth, nose or eyes, before handling food or eating, and after going to the toilet or touching public installations or equipment, such as escalator handrails, elevator control panels or door knobs, or when hands are dirtied by respiratory secretions after coughing or sneezing; and • Wear a mask if fever or respiratory symptoms develop, when going to a hospital or clinic, or while taking care of patients with fever or respiratory symptoms. ■ WHAT TO READ NEXT
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September 20, 2021 5:59 AM
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More than 100m doses could be discarded by December if global leaders do not share jabs with poorest countries, warns former PM...
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September 2, 2021 5:28 AM
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New research validates a nearly 40-year-old prediction that helium rain is possible inside planets such as Jupiter and Saturn.
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September 2, 2021 5:27 AM
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Asad Umar says authorities aim to vaccinate 70m people by the end of this year.
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September 2, 2021 5:25 AM
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Little is known about the initial signal to trigger RNAi gene expression and how RNAi
is transcriptionally regulated during virus infection. Wang et al. reveal that wounding
triggers Ca2+→CaMs→CAMTA3→BN2/RDR6 signaling cascade to induce RNAi gene expression,
priming antiviral RNAi defense.
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September 2, 2021 5:21 AM
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The significance of virus aerosols in the natural transmission of respiratory diseases
has been a contentious issue, primarily because it is difficult to collect or sample
virus aerosols using currently available air sampling devices.
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August 31, 2021 8:39 AM
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This Medical News feature examines potential scenarios about how severe the upcoming flu season might be, given the dearth of influenza worldwide since the COVI...
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August 31, 2021 8:37 AM
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Today, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, President Macky Sall of Senegal, President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission and EIB President Werner Hoyer met Uğur Şahin, CEO and co-founder of BioNTech, at the Barenboim-Said-Akademie in Berlin to discuss the development of sustainable...
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August 31, 2021 8:36 AM
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative pathogen of deadly Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, which eme…...
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August 31, 2021 8:34 AM
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New studies look at how the mRNA vaccines affect the cells in your body in the short run and the long run. The findings are a counterpoint to concerns about waning immunity.
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August 27, 2021 6:49 AM
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Now that it has been detected in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica’s Chief Veterinarian Dr Osbil Watson wants the authorities to ramp up security measures at its borders to keep out this deadly African swine fever, which was reported in China in...
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August 27, 2021 6:47 AM
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The presentation of patients with COVID-19 and seasonal influenza requiring hospitalisation
differs considerably. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is likely to
have a higher potential for respiratory pathogenicity, leading to more respiratory
complications and to higher mortality.
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