Covid-19 vaccine may slow transmission of the coronavirus
The AstraZeneca vaccine has the potential to slow transmission of the #coronavirus - the latest study to report evidence that a...
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The AstraZeneca vaccine has the potential to slow transmission of the #coronavirus - the latest study to report evidence that a...
Given concerns that the #B117 #coronavirus variant that first emerged in the UK may evade current vaccines, a study tested the variant...
Vaccines have been described as the solution to the #COVID19 pandemic. But treatments, which are bringing down death rates, will be...
New #coronavirus variants like the one discovered in South Africa migrate to other countries. The more the virus spreads, & the longer it...
Vaccine development exceeded everyone’s expectations. But the next few months will still bring many sick people — & doctors have woefully...
The CDC announces order that will require people in US to wear a face mask while using any form of public transportation, including...
Fewer than 0.01% of recipients of the #coronavirus vaccine have contracted #COVID19 a week after getting the 2nd jab, new data from...
The humanitarian crisis in Manaus, the Amazon's largest city & birthplace of the Brazil #P1 variant, shows what happens when gov't...
Moderna & Pfizer reported that their vaccines, while still effective, offer less protection against the S. African #coronavirus variant....
Vaccines alone will not stop the #COVID19 pandemic in the US, a new model shows. And if precautions like working remotely, limiting...
In March, when Dr. Fauci said that the coronavirus pandemic could kill 100,000 to 240,000 people in the US, some thought his projection...
People taking #cholesterol-lowering drugs may fare better than others if they are infected with the novel #coronavirus. A new study hints...
The US death toll from #COVID19 has now surpassed 400,000 even as officials warn of a continued rise in #coronavirus cases and deaths...
Recently, three distinct versions of the #coronavirus seem to have independently converged on some of the same mutations, despite being...
Article summarizes notable mutations in the #B117 lineage of the #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus, the highly contagious variant 1st identified in...
US #coronavirus death toll approaches 400,000, nearly a year after the 1st case. It took just over a month for the US #COVID19 death toll...
The highly contagious #coronavirus variant could become dominant in the US by March, according to the CDC. The rapid spread of the...
Researchers compared #coronavirus loads in saliva & nasopharyngeal swabs. They found that patients who developed severe #COVID19, were...
As millions are inoculated against the #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus, and the pandemic’s end finally seems to glimmer into view, scientists are...
Background The ongoing #COVID19 pandemic has caused more than 193,825 deaths during the past few months. A quick-to-be-identified cure...