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'Nearly 200 genetic mutations identified in novel coronavirus'
Italy has been one among Europe's worst affected worldwide locations. "It is important people are not concerned about virus mutations - these are normal and expected as a virus passes through a population". "This is a fascinating story of SARS-CoV-2 evolution employing tools honed in the analysis of two completely different viruses, HIV-1 and influenza", commented Dr Jonathan Stoye, Head of Divi... [Full Article...]
Pfizer, BioNTech Begin Dosing US Adults with COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Candidates
Sites now dosing participants include NYU Grossman School of Medicine and the University of Maryland School of Medicine, The University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester Regional Health, Pfizer said. "We see vaccine responses, we see strong vaccine responses at even low doses". Pfizer's reportedly injected the first-ever dose of its mRNA vaccine at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Un... [Full Article...]
Coronavirus horror: United Kingdom overtakes ITALY'S death toll with huge care home spike
Boris Johnson placed the United Kingdom in lockdown on March 23, after the number of people who died in British hospitals after testing positive for the virus stood at 335. Government advisers have voiced worries about the number of new cases still being recorded. Testing again failed to meet the 100,000 target set by the Government, which was met at the end of April but has since dropped o... [Full Article...]
B.C. health officials announce 4 more COVID-19 deaths
Bonnie has set for us". Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia. [Full Article...]
Britain to Start Trying Coronavirus Vaccine on Humans
This should provoke an immune response and create immunity to COVID-19. Although there are some signs that the United Kingdom could be passing the peak of its outbreak, it has been hit hard by the virus with more than 18,000 deaths attributed to the COVID-19 disease so far. [Full Article...]
COVID-19: Bereaved families of United Kingdom health workers to receive €68,000
Unite had previously written to the health secretary, calling for testing to be introduced for construction workers as many had continued to work during the lockdown and a lot of sites have reopened or are re-opening. "Testing is now available to all over 65s and members of their households, if they have symptoms". It is imperative that construction workers are able to continually socially dista... [Full Article...]
Rick Bright, Former Top Vaccine Scientist, Files Whistleblower Complaint
After his surprise removal from the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS') Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)-a key agency partnered with pharma companies on COVID-19 drugs, vaccines and diagnostics-former Director Rick Bright is alleging whistleblower retaliation by HHS leadership. [Full Article...]
White House Set To Scrap Trump's Emergency Task Force Handling COVID-19
Trump has so far declined to wear a mask himself. "If it's a mask facility I will, yeah". "Hopefully, that will be helpful to you". That includes in Arizona, a key swing state that Trump carried by less than four points in 2016. Justin Lessler of John Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health told NPR, "It's as if somebody looked over my shoulder when I was halfway through putting... [Full Article...]