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COVID-19: US-based Nigerian doctor reveals drugs allegedly used for treatment
Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on Monday, July 27. However, the video came under scrutiny as many questioned their credentials and the fact that none of the "doctors" had masks. Patients that have high blood pressure. "We've not lost one patient". "My own cousin who works for KPA was infected with Covid but got cured after she was put under the same medication", Sonko said. [Full Article...]
Province reports 31 new COVID-19 cases, 13 more recoveries
Geographically, 10 of the new cases were in the central region, nine were in the south, eight were in Saskatoon and three were in the north. Four patients are receiving intensive care. The province saw 11 more recoveries for a total of 873. Remote and Rural Health Minister Warren Kaeding said some Hutterite colonies have imposed a voluntary lockdown and are taking other measures like limiting tr... [Full Article...]
Cat tests positive for coronavirus in England
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Medical Director at Public Health England Yvonne Doyle said the animal's infection "should not be cause for alarm". The cat and its owners have fully recovered and the pet is thought to have been infected by the people it lived with, not vice versa, with no suggestion that felines could transmit it to humans. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus: US government doubles spending on vaccine candidate amid surge in cases
The first large study of safety and effectiveness of a coronavirus vaccine in the United States began on Monday morning, July 27, 2020, according to the National Institutes of Health and Moderna, which collaborated to develop the vaccine. [Full Article...]
Moderna gets another $472m in United States gov't aid for vaccine trials
More than 150 vaccine candidates are in various stages of development, with 23 prospects in human trials across the globe. Participants will get two doses of the vaccine given 28 days apart. "We will price it responsibly during the pandemic, to make sure it is broadly accessible", a spokesman, Ray Jordan, said in an email. Moderna shares were up more than 9% Monday. [Full Article...]
Experimental COVID-19 vaccine is put to its biggest test
Moderna's mRNA-1273 uses the mRNA (messenger RNA) delivery platform to encode for an S-2P immunogen. Moderna has received the additional support from the government as it has expanded the third phase of the clinical trial of its vaccine candidate to include 30,000 volunteers. [Full Article...]
World Health Organization announces landmark achievement in elimination of hepatitis B
July 28 is observed as World Hepatitis Day (WHD) across the globe in order to raise awareness about the disease and with an aim to eradicate it completely from planet earth by 2030. We daily see patients with liver cirrhosis which is the last stage of the liver disease due to viral hepatitis. This is also a chronic disease. Symptoms of hepatitis E are similar to hepatitis D. [Full Article...]
COVID-19: Number of new cases is stable in Ontario, Ottawa
This is down from Sunday's 137 new cases , as well as the 138 cases announced Saturday , Friday's 195 cases , and well under Tuesday's 203 - which was the highest reported numbers in nearly a month. Since July 19, the city had made up just over 17 per cent of Ontario's confirmed cases. Laboratories across Canada have tested more than 3.8 million people as of July 26 and 99,355 - or 87 per... [Full Article...]