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Ed Rybicki
May 26, 2020 5:54 AM
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The government devised an "intelligent testing strategy" and scaled up its preparedness to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, taking lessons from the 2009 swine flu outbreak that had "exposed glaring gaps" in the country's diagnosis infrastructure, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on...
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Ed Rybicki
May 26, 2020 5:49 AM
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Porcine circovirus 3 (PCV-3) is the third member of the family Circoviridae, genus Circovirus, able to infect swine. A high prevalence of viral DNA has been recorded in wild boars. Recently, PCV-3 DNA was identified in Italian wild ruminants.
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Ed Rybicki
May 22, 2020 10:09 AM
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Coronavirus vaccine development is racing ahead. Only time will tell what really works.
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Ed Rybicki
May 22, 2020 10:08 AM
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Confusion about lethality comparisons may be owing to "a knowledge gap" in how the CDC reports on seasonal influenza and COVID-19.
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May 22, 2020 10:06 AM
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NEW YORK—Declaring that he was worried about their progress and afraid that time was running out, frustrated Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla reportedly admitted Thursday that the company discovered a coronavirus vaccine months ago but still can’t agree on an ad campaign.
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Ed Rybicki
May 22, 2020 10:05 AM
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A textile coating that repels blood and saliva can also prevent viruses from sticking to surfaces. The advance could one day lead to reusable PPE.
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Ed Rybicki
May 20, 2020 4:46 AM
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medRxiv - The Preprint Server for Health Sciences...
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Ed Rybicki
May 20, 2020 3:54 AM
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A new way to make reagents for COVID-19 testing could boost our capacity for testing and make producing future tests easier.
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Ed Rybicki
May 20, 2020 3:53 AM
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A NEW drug is being tested by scientists at China’s Peking University. Beijing (AFP) – A Chinese laboratory has been developing a drug it believes has the power to bring the coronavirus pandemic to a halt.
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Ed Rybicki
May 20, 2020 3:52 AM
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Helen Rees is the pioneer leading South Africa's division in the World Health Organisation's race to find a vaccine for Covid-19.
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Ed Rybicki
May 19, 2020 9:16 AM
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Preclinical data from a leading COVID-19 vaccine candidate from Oxford University suggest that it may be more like the flu vaccine than the smallpox jab, reducing the severity of symptoms but not preventing infection.
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Ed Rybicki
May 19, 2020 9:15 AM
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Moderna said a Phase 1 trial of a candidate Covid-19 vaccine showed a positive sign of potential to prevent infection with the new coronavirus.
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May 19, 2020 9:14 AM
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COVID-19 is a lot more deadly than the flu, a new study in the United States shows. "We can put that debate to rest," says Anirban Basu.
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Ed Rybicki
May 26, 2020 5:54 AM
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NZ will put $37 million towards the global pursuit for a Covid-19 vaccine, including $15m for domestic research and potential manufacturing.
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Ed Rybicki
May 22, 2020 10:09 AM
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LONDON: The COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Oxford University does not stop the virus in monkeys and may only be partially effective, experts have warned. The inoculation, which received an additional £65 million ($79.5 million) in funding on Monday and was tipped as a “frontrunner” by the UK...
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Ed Rybicki
May 22, 2020 10:08 AM
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Moderna Inc., a nearly 10-year-old Massachusetts-based biotech company, is suddenly the talk of the scientific community after this week's announcement.
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Ed Rybicki
May 22, 2020 10:07 AM
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US officials said Thursday that an order had been placed with the partnering university and drug giant for hundreds of millions of doses of its vaccine, the first of which could be ready as early as October.
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Ed Rybicki
May 22, 2020 10:05 AM
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Sweden now has the highest coronavirus death rate in the world per capita over the last week after continuing to shun lockdown.
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Ed Rybicki
May 20, 2020 4:47 AM
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World leaders have tuned into a European Union pledge marathon overnight to raise money to develop a coronavirus vaccine, with Australia pledging $352 million.
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Ed Rybicki
May 20, 2020 3:55 AM
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"Neandertals knew that for a specific task, they needed a very particular tool.They found what worked best and sought it out when it was available."...
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Ed Rybicki
May 20, 2020 3:53 AM
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Data from a small, early-stage safety trial testing Moderna Inc's experimental COVID-19 vaccine does not provide the critical data needed to assess its effectiveness, health-focused Stat News reported on Tuesday, citing experts.
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Ed Rybicki
May 20, 2020 3:52 AM
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BANGKOK: Thailand expects to have a vaccine for the novel coronavirus ready next year, a senior official said on Wednesday (May 20), after finding ...
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Ed Rybicki
May 19, 2020 9:16 AM
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In an exclusive interview, Union Health Minister <i><b>Harsh Vardhan</b></i> tells <i>Dhirendra Kumar</i> that there are eight candidate vaccines in clinical evaluation and another 102 candidate vaccines in preclinical eva...
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Ed Rybicki
May 19, 2020 9:15 AM
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Study subjects who received Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine had positive early results, according to the biotech company, which partnered with the National Institutes of Health to develop the vaccine.
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Ed Rybicki
May 19, 2020 9:14 AM
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New research with mice indicates that recurrent bladder infections result from an unusual immune response.
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