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AstraZeneca vaccine: encouraging results in the elderly

[ad_1] Both ensured that their vaccine was 95% and 94.5% effective based on the results of the last phase of the clinical trials (Phase 3). These announcements have not yet been the subject of detailed publication in a scientific journal. The results of phase 2 of the AstraZeneca / University …

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Mechanism of unwanted rejection identified in stem cell transplantation

[ad_1] Credit: Public Domain CC0 In the treatment of leukemia, stem cell transplantation following chemotherapy and radiotherapy can often cause severe adverse inflammatory reactions, especially in the skin or intestines, as these so-called barrier organs are more frequently affected. Until now, the reason for this was unclear. A MedUni Vienna …

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US Center for Disease Control warns of deadly “Chapar” virus

[ad_1] The British newspaper “Daily Mail” revealed that a deadly Ebola-like virus can spread among people, as the American Center for Disease Control and Prevention warned that the rare infection had passed from one patient to 4 others in Bolivia, in South America, last year, and the “Chapar” virus was …

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Gastro or Covid? How to differentiate digestive disorders

[ad_1] Do you have a stomach ache and do not know what ailment awaits you? As a reminder, gastroenteritis is inflammation of the lining of the digestive tract. In some cases, gastroenteritis can be accompanied by fever, vomiting, or abdominal pain. As we know today, the first symptoms of the …

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encouraging results of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the elderly

[ad_1] The vaccine against Covid-19 developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford causes an immune response in elderly people, particularly at risk, according to the results published on Thursday 19 November and which confirm announcements already made in October. These interim results, however, relate to a less advanced stage …

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COVID-19 trade union and gender-based violence in humanitarian contexts: harnessing the lessons of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo – World

[ad_1] Lindsay Stark, Melissa Meinhart, Luissa Vahedi, Simone E Carter, Elisabeth Roesch, Isabel Scott Moncrieff, Philomene Mwanze Palaku, Flore Rossi, Catherine Poulton As the gender dimensions of COVID-19 are increasingly recognized, efforts to place gender-based violence (GBV) within the pandemic remain inadequate. It is vital to first recognize that the …

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