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Coronavirus vaccine: First evidence jab can train immune system

The first hints that a vaccine can train people's immune system to fight coronavirus have been reported by a company in the US.

Moderna said neutralising antibodies were found in the first eight people who took part in their safety trials.

It also said the immune response was similar to people infected with the actual virus.

Submitted by mo2 on Mon, 05/18/2020 - 22:47
FDA Cautions About Accuracy Of Widely Used Abbott Coronavirus Test

The Food and Drug Administration is cautioning the public about the reliability of a widely used rapid test for the coronavirus. The test, made by Abbott Laboratories, has been linked with inaccurate results that could falsely reassure patients that they are not infected with the virus.

Submitted by mo2 on Thu, 05/14/2020 - 21:58
Second Waves Are Plaguing Asia's Virus Recovery

After containing their outbreaks through measures from strict lockdowns to rapid testing regimes, the Asian economies that have seen some of the most success quelling the coronavirus -- Hong Kong, South Korea and China -- are now facing resurgences that underscore how it may be nearly impossible to eradicate it.

Submitted by mo2 on Thu, 05/14/2020 - 21:02
How coronavirus spread from one member to 87% of the singers at a Washington choir practice

Public health officials studying the Covid-19 outbreak among members of a Washington choir found numerous ways the virus could have spread, according to a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The report said 53 people were sickened and two died

Submitted by mo2 on Wed, 05/13/2020 - 20:47

An American scientist who collaborates with the Wuhan Institute of Virology had his grant terminated in the wake of unsubstantiated claims that COVID-19 is either manmade or leaked out of a Chinese government lab.

Submitted by mo2 on Mon, 05/11/2020 - 22:34