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FDA could soon authorize COVID-19 treatment with antibody plasma
Each roundtable attendee encouraged Americans to donate plasma. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could authorize emergency use of antibody-rich blood plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients to treat people infected with the coronavirus as early as next week, the Wall Street Journal reported https://on.wsj.com/30Yfwlv on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus cases surge to 50 ahead of long weekend
Day long weekend, as well as another death. An outbreak on Haida Gwaii was declared by Northern Health on July 24. Twenty-four of the new cases are in the Fraser Health region, 12 of the in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, nine are in the Interior Health region, two are in the Northern Health Region, one is on Vancouver Island and two are people from out of country. [Full Article...]
Gilead posts weaker-than-expected quarterly results as sales lag during pandemic
The company said that it expects to produce over two million courses of the drug by the end of the year, and has priced remdesivir at $50 per vial in the United States for patients with private insurance, while it will cost $390 per vial for federal insurance programmes. [Full Article...]
WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases, up over 292000
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, although older people are at a higher risk of severe disease, younger people are at risk too. Should countries choose to quarantine all travellers on arrival, they must do so after assessing such risks and consider local circumstances, World Health Organization said. [Full Article...]
'Cunning enemy': Concern over growing number of coronavirus 'mystery cases'
Residents in metropolitan Melbourne are subject to stay-at-home orders and can only leave home for essential work, study, exercise or care responsibilities. Young said "it was possible" the woman was infectious on her last shift at the facility. On Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) afternoon update stated the number of probable community transmission cases was 1,418. [Full Article...]
Fauci testifies on coronavirus response
During the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing, Jordan grilled Fauci on whether the last two months of protests have spread the coronavirus. Fauci said his optimism is based on results from earlier phases of the Moderna trial that "clearly showed that individuals who were vaccinated mounted a neutralizing antibody response that was at least comparable, and in many respe... [Full Article...]
Staff member at Burnaby long-term care home tests positive for COVID -19
Of the total COVID-19 cases, five people are in hospital (no change from July 30), two of whom are in intensive care. Hoping to avoid further community exposure events over the B.C. "Good times have been linked to community outbreaks of COVID-19 in B.C.", the guide opens. Twenty-four of the new cases are in the Fraser Health region, 12 of the in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, nine are in... [Full Article...]
COVID-19: Health officials announce 50 new cases, one new death
Bonnie Henry and B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix said in a written statement. Dania Home is a two-storey long-term care home with 102 beds. A joint statement from the province revealed 50 new COVID-19 cases province-wide, including one new positive diagnosis in the Island Health region for a total of 144. [Full Article...]