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Tobacco Major Claims Development Of COVID-19 Vaccine, Ready For Human Trial
It is one of only a handful of vaccine candidates in the world against COVID-19 so far approved for initial safety testing in humans, and was the first candidate vaccine to begin conducting Phase II human clinical trials. No better vaccine has yet been developed to eradicate the corona virus, including Mars and SARS. Halperin says it's possible the same emergency release could happen in Canada w... [Full Article...]
China's Wuhan almost doubles number of Covid-19 tests per day
The priority will be residents who have not been tested before, people living in residential compounds that had previous cases of the virus, as well as older estates or compounds in densely populated estates, Xinhua said, citing a Wuhan government meeting. [Full Article...]
SARS antibodies can block Covid-19 infection says study
Multiple authors on the study work for Vir Biotechnology , and the company is developing a therapeutic based on the study findings. More research is needed before concluding just how defensive the antibody might be against Covid-19 outside of a lab setting. [Full Article...]
Abbott: Bars, child care facilities can reopen
Since then, retail stores, restaurants, malls, and movie theaters have been allowed to re-open at 25 percent capacity with specific guidelines that line up with health official's recommendations. It only hit that threshold three times , most recently on Saturday with 32,479 new tests reported. Statistics show the state has now conducted a total of 693,276 tests and 27,570 patients have recovered ... [Full Article...]
United Kingdom adds loss of smell and taste to Covid-19 symptom list
A loss of smell or taste has been added to the official list of coronavirus symptoms , with anyone who develops this being told that they must self-isolate for seven days. Not at the moment. Results from the King's College coronavirus tracker app, published on 1 April, found that 59% of users testing positive for Covid-19 reported loss of smell or taste. [Full Article...]
Montana lab at forefront of coronavirus vaccine research
The government has also pledged a further £93m to the new virus development centre to make sure that it is able to open ahead of schedule in summer 2021. Boris Johnson cautioned in an article for the Mail on Sunday that there remained "a very long way to go" in developing an effective vaccine, adding: "I must be frank that a vaccine might not come to fruition". [Full Article...]
Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine to ward off coronavirus
In the first of the two new studies published May 14 in the BMJ , researchers in France assessed the effectiveness and safety of hydroxychloroquine compared with standard care in 181 adults hospitalised with pneumonia due to Covid-19 who needed oxygen. [Full Article...]
9th straight day of new COVID-19 cases under 400
The province's public health agency has reported 910 deaths of residents in long-term care, 159 deaths of residents at retirement homes, and 52 hospital patient deaths related to outbreaks. On Sunday the number of cases dropped to 340. The number of confirmed cases in the province remains at 120. Officials say there are no active cases and all patients who are known to have contracted the viru... [Full Article...]