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Ed Rybicki
October 14, 2020 8:20 AM
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The virus that causes COVID-19 can survive on banknotes, glass and stainless steel for up to 28 days, much longer than the flu virus, Australian researchers said on Monday, highlighting the need for cleaning and hand-washing to combat the virus.
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Ed Rybicki
October 14, 2020 8:18 AM
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Face-to-face gatherings up the chance for COVID-19's spread, but which events are "superspreaders" and how can we prevent them? An expert explains.
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Ed Rybicki
September 16, 2020 8:49 AM
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The world's largest vaccine maker, Serum Institute, says it may take until 2024 to get everyone a Covid-19 vaccine if the vaccine requires two doses. CNN's Athena Jones reports.
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Ed Rybicki
September 16, 2020 8:47 AM
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The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. Flu may be linked with coronavirus spread Influenza outbreaks may be linked with the spread of COVID-19 infections, according to a European study. The researchers created a mathematical model of transmission of the novel coronavirus in Belgium, Italy, Norway and Spain. It calculates that higher rates of influenza infections would be associated with increased coronavirus transmission in each of the countries
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Ed Rybicki
September 16, 2020 8:46 AM
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"Our findings support the idea that if you're going out, you should practice social distancing to the extent possible..."...
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Ed Rybicki
September 16, 2020 8:46 AM
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Sputnik V, an adenovirus vector-based vaccine, was developed by the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, along with the Russian Direct Investment Fund and registered on 11 August.
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Ed Rybicki
September 15, 2020 6:00 AM
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Sinovac Biotech Ltd.(NASDAQ: SVA) ("Sinovac" or the "Company"), a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China...
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Ed Rybicki
September 15, 2020 5:58 AM
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Author summary Humans are exposed continuously to a menace of viral diseases such as Ebola virus and coronaviruses. Such emerging/re-emerging viral outbreaks can be triggered by cross-species viral transmission from wild animals to humans.
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Ed Rybicki
September 15, 2020 5:57 AM
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A coronavirus has been commanding the headlines for months, but strains of influenza and paramyxovirus are extremely dangerous pathogens that could spark outbreaks.
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Ed Rybicki
September 15, 2020 5:56 AM
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Phase three clinical trials resumed after pausing to review safety data. Around 18,000 people have received the vaccine, which is being developed in partnership with the University of Oxford.
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Ed Rybicki
September 15, 2020 5:54 AM
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Jupiter's moons are pretty hot, at least hotter than they should be, given how far away they are from the sun. A new study explains why that may be.
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Ed Rybicki
September 10, 2020 5:51 AM
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As the flu season approaches, a strained public health system may have a surprising ally — the common cold virus.Rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of common colds, can prevent the flu virus from infecting airways by jumpstarting the body's antiviral defenses, Yale researchers report today (Sep...
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Ed Rybicki
September 10, 2020 5:50 AM
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New supply agreement between UNICEF and Serum Institute of India (SII) makes pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) available at US$2.00 per dose, a 43 per cent reduction from the Gavi price at the start of the Advance Market Commitment...
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Ed Rybicki
October 14, 2020 8:18 AM
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Poultry keepers are urged to prepare for winter avian flu and reduce the risk of disease in their birds over the winter...
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Ed Rybicki
September 16, 2020 8:49 AM
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Described by the New York Times as "one of the most reviled doctors of his generation", Andrew Wakefield, known for his false claims of a causative connection between the MMR vaccine and autism, was struck off following a hearing of the General Medical Council in 2003.
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Ed Rybicki
September 16, 2020 8:48 AM
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NVAX Novavax Inc Novavax Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturing Agreement with Serum Institute of India, Increasing Novavax’ Global Produc...
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Ed Rybicki
September 16, 2020 8:47 AM
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A metapopulation stochastic epidemic model for influenza shows the need to include air transportation when assessing the occurrence probability of global outbreaks. The impact of the use of antiviral drugs is also measured.
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Ed Rybicki
September 16, 2020 8:46 AM
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China is inoculating tens of thousands of its citizens with experimental coronavirus vaccines and attracting international interest in their development, despite expert concerns over the safety of drugs that have not completed standard testing.
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Ed Rybicki
September 16, 2020 8:45 AM
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An official the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Guizhen Wu, has said the coronavirus vaccines being developed in China may be ready...
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Ed Rybicki
September 15, 2020 5:59 AM
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The chances that a vaccine will not work due to a single amino acid changing is very, very, very low.
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Ed Rybicki
September 15, 2020 5:58 AM
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Louis Vuitton designed a luxury face shield selling for nearly $1K...
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Ed Rybicki
September 15, 2020 5:56 AM
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Ever since we all started wearing masks and social distancing because of COVID-19 I’ve been wondering whether this would have an effect on other illnesses. Will we have fewer colds? Less flu? It seems like we should.
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Ed Rybicki
September 15, 2020 5:55 AM
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India said yesterday it was considering granting an emergency authorisation for a Covid-19 vaccine, particularly for the elderly and people in high-risk...
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Ed Rybicki
September 15, 2020 5:54 AM
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The brain's way to remove waste, the glymphatic system, is synced to circadian rhythms, research in mice shows. The findings may be bad news for nappers.
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Ed Rybicki
September 10, 2020 5:50 AM
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Early tests of a Russian coronavirus vaccine showed encouraging results when details were published Friday, but experts said the trials were too small to p...
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