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Ed Rybicki
August 2, 2021 6:28 AM
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I am an inveterate seeker of silver linings. Not so much “glass half full” as always on the lookout for a quick top-up of the glass, however full (or empty) it is.
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Ed Rybicki
August 2, 2021 6:26 AM
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Since COVID-19 vaccine roll-out, very rare cases of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia
syndrome (TTS), which has been referred to as vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia,
have been reported.
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Ed Rybicki
August 2, 2021 6:23 AM
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Last week research scotched claims the Oxford vaccine posed a blood clot risk.But the mixed messaging has caused lasting distrust...
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Ed Rybicki
August 2, 2021 6:22 AM
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New data shows the delta variant is more contagious than any other COVID variant and more transmissible than the flu, cold and Ebola, and is as infectious as chicken pox.
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Ed Rybicki
July 27, 2021 11:02 AM
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As COVID-19 restrictions start slowly lifting across the world, some countries are telling people they need to learn to live with the virus -- as it's not going anywhere.
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Ed Rybicki
July 27, 2021 11:00 AM
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Sinovac Biotech Ltd, the developer of the CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine, has defended the efficacy of its two-dose vaccine, including against the Delta variant. Company spokesperson Liu Peicheng said although no data is available on its protective effect yet, studies had proven the vaccine’s efficacy...
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Ed Rybicki
July 27, 2021 10:58 AM
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Aspen Pharmacare will supply the first batch of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine to the country from July 26, the drugmaker said on Monday.
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Ed Rybicki
July 22, 2021 10:36 AM
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SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Agriculture has filed a temporary emergency rule requiring all mink ranchers to vaccinate their animals against COVID-19. State Veterinarian Dr. Ryan Scholz said officials are looking to stop the virus from mutating in mink and being passed back to humans, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. “ODA is taking the necessary precautions to reduce the risk of infection in captive mink, as well as reduce the risk of potential mutation of the virus and the potential for virus transmission back to humans,” Scholz said in a statement. The state has given ranchers until the end of August to vaccinate. Press...
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Ed Rybicki
July 22, 2021 10:33 AM
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The increasing prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 variants has raised concerns regarding possible decreases in vaccine efficacy. Here, neutralizing antibody titers elicited by mRNA-based and an adenoviral vector-based vaccine against variant pseudotyped viruses were compared. BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273-elicited antibodies showed modest neutralization resistance against Beta, Delta, Delta plus and Lambda variants whereas Ad26.COV2.S-elicited antibodies from a significant fraction of vaccinated individuals were of low neutralizing titer (IC50 <50). The data underscore the importance of surveillance for breakthrough infections that result in severe COVID-19 and suggest the benefit of a second immunization following Ad26.COV2.S to increase protection against the variants.
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Ed Rybicki
July 22, 2021 10:31 AM
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A large study suggests the influenza vaccine may reduce the risk of some of the worst consequences of COVID-19.
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Ed Rybicki
July 22, 2021 10:30 AM
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High-speed cameras operating at 20,000 frames per second, over 300 times faster than a human eye, show how some bubbles pop like blooming flowers.
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Ed Rybicki
July 22, 2021 10:29 AM
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At least 800 people in Uganda were given fake coronavirus vaccines -- some injected with water -- in a scam that involved 'unscrupulous' doctors and health workers, government officials said Wednesday.
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Ed Rybicki
July 19, 2021 5:53 AM
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Just one dose of psilocybin, a psychedelic drug in some mushrooms, repaired neural connections in mice that had been lost due to depression.
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Ed Rybicki
August 2, 2021 6:27 AM
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COVID-19 survivors appear to have wide-ranging immunity to the disease, researchers report. The finding may expand our understanding of human immune memory.
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Ed Rybicki
August 2, 2021 6:24 AM
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Botswana's health minister said on Friday that the government was paying the equivalent of $15 a dose for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech and almost $29 a dose for U.S. company Moderna's shot.
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Ed Rybicki
August 2, 2021 6:23 AM
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Abstract Growth in pork production during the last decade in South Africa has escalated the risk of zoonotic pathogen emergence. This cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate evidence for cr...
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Ed Rybicki
July 27, 2021 11:02 AM
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After a record-low flu season, an entire clade of flu may be gone. If so, making vaccines may have become easier.
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Ed Rybicki
July 27, 2021 11:01 AM
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Levels of the flu and viruses that cause the common cold were unusually low during 2020, likely because of measures taken to contain the spread of COVID-19. Colds are picking back up.
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Ed Rybicki
July 27, 2021 10:59 AM
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The vaccine introduces antibodies into a cow’s saliva which then passes to the animal’s stomach where it prevents the production of methane.
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Ed Rybicki
July 22, 2021 10:37 AM
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Brazilians were angry over how slowly their government moved to acquire coronavirus vaccines. Now they’re incensed over a corruption scandal involving vaccine deals.
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Ed Rybicki
July 22, 2021 10:34 AM
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Geminiviruses are small plant-infecting viruses. Here the authors screen the geminivirus genome for small open reading frames that may have been previously overlooked and show that one encodes a protein named V3 that localizes to the Golgi and acts as an RNA silencing suppressor.
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Ed Rybicki
July 22, 2021 10:32 AM
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A new method beats the number of birthday candles on your cake in predicting your risk for the illness, frailty, and decline that come with aging.
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Ed Rybicki
July 22, 2021 10:30 AM
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With no COVID vaccine available for kids younger than 12, an expert explains how trials work and when we can expect kids to be able to get the shot.
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Ed Rybicki
July 22, 2021 10:29 AM
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Police in Athens have broken up a protest outside the Greek parliament, using tear gas and water cannon to scatter the demonstrators. The protest was a response to the government’s announcement of compulsory vaccination for some.
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Ed Rybicki
July 22, 2021 10:29 AM
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The South African National Editors’ Forum says registrations for journalists for the Covid-19 vaccine are almost complete.
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