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Study finds specific proteins inhibit or enhance virus that causes COVID-19

A new study in human and mouse cell lines shows that specific proteins that have long been studied as inhibitors of influenza can also inhibit SARS-CoV-2, the type of coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Findings of the...

18 December, 2020

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Re-starting global economy depends on tackling ‘last mile’ of vaccine journey

Re-starting the global economy for billions of people will depend on successfully overcoming logistical challenges in the ‘last mile’ of a COVID-19 vaccine’s journey to immunisation stations, according to a new report...

25 November, 2020

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GAO highlights COVID vaccine supply chain, drug transparency issues

A report released by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) says supply chain issues could interfere with a smooth rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine and that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should disclose...

19 November, 2020

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Pfizer vaccine, which early data found to be 90 percent effective, enrolled patients in Yale trials

Pfizer and BioNTech — the pharmaceutical companies currently leading a phase 3 coronavirus vaccine trial, in which efficacy and safety tests are being conducted — issued a press release explaining how their vaccine...

13 November, 2020

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Vaccine mistrust threatens COVID immunity

Fewer than three quarters of people around the world say they are likely to use a vaccination against COVID-19 if one is approved by regulatory agencies, falling short of the levels required to achieve collective...

4 November, 2020

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Pfizer, BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine planned for late November FDA submission

The first coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine to be considered for emergency approval may be a month away. Pfizer chief executive officer Albert Bourla wrote in an open letter Friday morning that efficacy and safety...

20 October, 2020

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COVID-19 vaccine won’t immediately end the pandemic, experts say

Finding a vaccine for COVID-19 does not mean an automatic return to normality, experts say, warning people to be “realistic” about the challenges that remain. There may still be some time before it makes a...

2 October, 2020

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Antibody test developed for COVID-19 that is sensitive, specific and scalable

An antibody test for the virus that causes COVID-19, developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin in collaboration with Houston Methodist and other institutions, is more accurate and can handle a much...

15 September, 2020

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Results from world’s largest study of hospital patients with COVID-19

Children and teenagers are less likely than adults to develop severe Covid-19 or die from the disease, according to the world’s largest study of hospital patients with Covid-19. Obesity, Black ethnicity and being under...

1 September, 2020

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COVID-19 vaccine innovation could dramatically speed up worldwide production

Responding to a need to quickly develop billions of doses of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines, a scientific team at The University of Texas at Austin has successfully redesigned a key protein from the coronavirus, and the...

4 August, 2020

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