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New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces

SARS-CoV-2 stability similar to original SARS virus. The virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is stable for several hours to days in aerosols and on surfaces, according to a new study from National...

18 March, 2020

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Designing a Coronavirus Vaccine

Researchers prepare for next year and beyond As the number of novel coronavirus infections rises daily across the globe, strategies for developing a safe and effective vaccine are rapidly moving forward. In response to...

13 March, 2020

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A revolution in vaccine development—but will we all benefit?

By manipulating the “instruction manuals” that control cell function in our bodies, we will soon be able to combat many diseases, including the new coronavirus outbreak. However, in the worst scenario, such...

6 March, 2020

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Hong Kong researchers identify coronavirus vaccine targets

Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have discovered vaccine targets with the potential to facilitate the development of a vaccine for the coronavirus. Genetic sequences of the novel...

28 February, 2020

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The global fight against coronavirus

In just a couple of months the new coronavirus that emerged from the Chinese city of Wuhan has spread around the world, sparking a race to find treatments and vaccines against it. The human race is locked in a battle...

28 February, 2020

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WHO says first coronavirus vaccine could be ready in 18 months

The World Health Organization (WHO) hopes to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus within 18 months. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the vaccine for the virus, which the organization dubbed Covid-19, will take...

12 February, 2020

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Battling the Coronavirus: Alibaba and Baidu AI accelerate vaccine and drug R&D

As of February 7, China’s National Health and Health Commission had received a total of 31,261 confirmed cases of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCov) outbreak and 26,359 suspected cases, which was a leap of 4,833...

10 February, 2020

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Chinese scientists race to develop vaccine as coronavirus death toll jumps

The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that researchers had isolated viruses and were selecting a strain, according to Xu Wenbo, a director of CDC’s virus institute. Xu told reporters at a...

27 January, 2020

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Common cold virus actually transmitted from camels to humans

There are four globally endemic human coronaviruses which, together with the better known rhinoviruses, are responsible for causing common colds. Usually, infections with these viruses are harmless to humans. DZIF...

23 August, 2016

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Towards a safe and efficient SARS-coronavirus vaccine: Mechanism and prevention of genetic instability of a live attenuated virus

Live attenuated (weakened) viral vaccines are considered safe so long as their “reversal” to a virulent (or disease-causing) virus is prevented. A study published on October 29th in PLOS Pathogens reports on...

2 November, 2015

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