Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay By ALEX WELTE As of the time of writing (mid-October 2020), there is much talk in South Africa about a ‘second wave’ of COVID-19. In Europe, it is much more than talk, with COVID-19 diagnoses, hospital admissions, and deaths, not to mention ‘restrictions’, all on the rise. Studies looking…
Written by Karishma Mehrotra , Amitabh Sinha | New Delhi | Updated: July 3, 2020 3:46:22 pm People drive past a mural honouring the warriors of COVID-19, during unlock-2, in New Delhi, on Thursday, July 2, 2020. (Express Photo By Amit Mehra)Coronavirus (Covid-19) Vaccine: The Indian Council of Medical Research has promised to “launch” a…
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NEW YORK — For Jeff Nearby, talk of a possible vaccine for COVID-19 feels bittersweet.More than a thousand miles from his home in Staten Island, where he lives with his two daughters, experiments are underway that could bear fruit.He hopes a vaccine will be developed. But for Nearby and his twin daughters — Samantha and…
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…
Vaccine research doctor removed from job The former director of the agency involved in developing a vaccine for COVID-19 said he was removed after he pushed to vet and to limit drug treatments often touted by President Trump, the use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine. “Specifically, and contrary to misguided directives, I limited the broad use…
OPINIONDr. Konstantin Chumakov and Dr. Robert Gallo, Opinion Contributors Published 3:15 a.m. ET April 21, 2020 | Updated 6:23 a.m. ET April 21, 2020CLOSE Pressure to create a coronavirus vaccine is increasing by the day, but for a safe vaccine to enter the market, it takes time. USA TODAYUsing the oral polio vaccine could prevent…
