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Without a vaccine, scientists say it's highly unlikely we'll ever reach herd immunity for the novel coronavirus.
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With news that the US bought almost the entire global supply of remdesivir, new research shows the drug saves more lives in places with overwhelmed ICUs.
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Oxford University rolled out Africa's first human trials for a potential vaccine against the new coronavirus in South Africa on Wednesday, as cases continue to rise and concerns grow over potential access to life-saving treatments.
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Porcine circovirus-associated diseases (PCVADs) cause considerable economic losses in industrial pork production in the field. To minimize the economic losses due to PCVAD, porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) vaccines have been developed, and there is widespread vaccination worldwide today.
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Anti-vaccine protesters took to the streets in Johannesburg on Wednesday to voice their concern over Africa's first human trials for a potential coronavirus vaccine.
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BioNTech of Germany and the US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer reported positive preliminary results on Wednesday from a joint project to develop a coronavirus vaccine.
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The objective of this Personal View is to compare transmissibility, hospitalisation, and mortality rates for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with those of other epidemic coronaviruses, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East...
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Beijing-based Sinovac Life Sciences Co announced on Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine collaboration with Brazilian immunobiologic producer Instituto Butantan has received approval from the Brazilian regulator for phase III clinical trials.
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A new discovery "presents the biggest challenge yet for the theory of black hole formation and growth in the early universe."...
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SINGAPORE - The world has faced no other crisis in recent times that has so highlighted our need for global cooperation.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Does COVID-19 affect the brain? A new study shows that the coronavirus can infect the human brain cells and multiply.
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"...it's wrong to think that a [COVID-19 vaccine] will be a flick-of-a-switch solution that saves the entire world at once."...
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The real-time RT-PCR multiplex test is intended for the simultaneous detection and differentiation of SARS-CoV-2, influenza A virus, and influenza B virus.
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Ensuring Uptake of Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 Although a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine remains months to years away, now is the time to develop a policy strategy to ensure vaccine uptake — including consider...
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Department of Science and Innovation ramp up funding awards to South Africa Covid-19 Testing Ability The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), a DSI entity made seven funding awards to local companies, organisations and researchers in order to ramp up the country's ability to produce locally developed reagents and test kits for COVID-19. The awards are valued at about R18 million with the funding recipients set to commence with their responsibility immediately with approximately six months to begin production.
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Author summary Understanding the regulation of adenovirus morphogenesis is not only of interest to cell biologists but is also key to define novel drug targets as well as to optimize adenoviruses as tools for gene therapy.
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A mysterious, highly infectious virus known as rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus type 2 is causing house rabbits throughout the U.S. to suddenly drop dead.
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Both flu and COVID-19 can raise your risk for a stroke, but the odds appear to be eight times higher with the coronavirus, a new study finds.
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SHANGHAI/BEIJING — China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Saturday that the so-called “G4” strain of swine flu virus is not new and does not infect or sic…...
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has surprised the world with its range of disease manifestations, from asymptomatic infection to critical illness leading to hospital admission and death.1,2 Due to the high proportion of asymptomatic or mild infections (approximately...
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U.S.and World Health Organization are already debating how to prioritize the initial distribution of a coveted vaccine...
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Inovio released a coronavirus vaccine update to announce that its experimental DNA drug generated immune responses in 94% of volunteers enrolled in Phase 1 trials. The company is part of the US government’s Operation Warp Speed initiative to fast-track the development of COVID-19 vaccines.
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One of Australia's COVID-19 vaccine candidates made by South Australian company Vaxine is kicking off its human trials in Adelaide on Thursday.
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