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Australia’s first human trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine have begun in Melbourne, with about 130 people involved in the program.Key points:The potential vaccine, NVX-CoV2373, is being developed by US biotech company NovavaxResearchers hope the vaccine will enhance the body’s immune response and stimulate high levels of neutralising antibodiesPreliminary results are expected in JulyClinical research…
A nursing home expert panel will examine how the Government responded to Covid-19 as well as assessing best practice for the months ahead. Minister for Health Simon Harris on Saturday announced the establishment of a Covid-19 Nursing Home Expert Panel. The decision comes following a recent National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) recommendation. The panel…
When I saw the data showing people of color disproportionately dying of COVID-19 in Chicago, I wasn’t surprised—I was furious. As of May 21, more than 1,800 Chicagoans have lost their lives to the coronavirus. Nearly half are African American, who make up 29 percent of the city’s population. South Shore, a historically African American…
Every US state has begun lifting measures enacted weeks ago to curb the spread of coronavirus — though daily case rates still are rising in parts of the country. The last state to lift some restrictions was Connecticut, which is set to allow outdoor dining …
The Department of Correctional Services recorded 654 positive Covid-19 cases on Tuesday evening, an increase of 49 since Monday morning.This included 199 officials and 455 inmates, with recoveries standing at 123, the department said in a statement on Tuesday.”Results of inmates who were tested at SADA [prison] in the Eastern Cape recorded an increase of…
The Lebanese Ministry of Interior is reversing its decision to relax the daily curfew “due to the failure of many citizens to adhere to the measures of prevention and public safety, and because of selfishness, recklessness and indifference to their health and…
An outbreak at a Northern Alberta oil sands site is now linked to more than 100 COVID-19 cases across four provinces, including a remote Dene village in Northern Saskatchewan, further raising fears that the disease could spread like wildfire through work camps that house thousands of oil and gas workers. Declared an essential service by…
The number of people who travelled from the Western Cape to the Eastern Cape during the inter-provincial grace period that have tested positive for Covid-19, has jumped to 137 from 80.Eastern Cape Health MEC Sindiswa Gomba announced the 57 new cases on Sunday morning.She said the travellers had entered the provincial borders through Tsitsikamma and…
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