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[ad_1] LONDON – AstraZeneca said on Monday that late-stage studies showed its coronavirus vaccine was up to 90% effective, giving public health officials hope they may soon have access to a cheaper and easier-to-use vaccine. distribute compared to some of its rivals. The results are based on the interim analysis …

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers care for a patient at the intensive care unit (ICU) of Nossa Senhora da Conceicao hospital, during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, November 19 2020. REUTERS / Diego Vara / File photo BRAZIL (Reuters) – Brazil’s health ministry said Sunday it will …

[ad_1] TORONTO – Health Canada has cleared Eli Lilly and Co’s monoclonal antibody therapy for emergency use in the treatment of COVID-19 infections. According to a press release issued Friday, treatment with a single antibody called bamlanivimab has been approved for use in adults and children 12 years of age …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The United States hopes to begin an extensive COVID-19 vaccination program in early December, the head of the government’s coronavirus vaccine effort said Sunday as cases increase in the worst-hit nation. The start of vaccinations could be a crucial turning point in the battle against the virus …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – A COVID-19 antibody therapy used to treat US President Donald Trump was approved Saturday by the US drug regulator for people who are not yet hospitalized from the disease but are at high risk. The green light for drug maker Regeneron came after REGEN-COV2, a combination of …

[ad_1] The Covid-19 pandemic has certainly cleaned up the polluted skies of large confined metropolises, but experts are particularly concerned about a possible toxic relationship between air pollution and the respiratory virus. With the proliferation of containment measures around the world, with traffic restrictions and economic crisis, multiple studies have …

[ad_1] Located in a modest house near Budapest, the capital of Hungary, the family business helps large pharmaceutical companies that develop COVID vaccines, Mediafax notes.Noemi Lukacs, a 71-year-old biologist, retired to Szirak, her hometown, to create English & Scientific Consulting (SciCons) and produce a genetic detector so sensitive that only …

[ad_1] Until Saturday 21 November, 412,808 cases of people infected with the new coronavirus (COVID – 19) have been confirmed on the Romanian territory. 287,310 patients were declared cured.Following the tests carried out nationwide, compared to the last report, 9,685 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) have been …

[ad_1] New data suggests that people whose immune systems have responded strongly to the MMR vaccine may be less likely to be severely infected with the emerging coronavirus. The MMR2 vaccine, manufactured by Merck and licensed in 1979, stimulates the immune system to produce antibodies. On Friday (November 20, 2020), …

[ad_1] New data suggests that people whose immune systems have responded strongly to the MMR vaccine may be less likely to be severely infected with the emerging coronavirus. The MMR2 vaccine, manufactured by Merck and licensed in 1979, stimulates the immune system to produce antibodies. On Friday (November 20, 2020), …