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Human Behavior More Than Variants As Virus Spreads, Blames WHO

16 January 2021

According to the WHO chief, the impact of new COVID-19 variants remains to be seen, citing human behavior for some recent rises in infection counts, reports AppNews.

New Covid variants

The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said Friday that the impact of new variants of COVID-19 in places like Britain, South Africa and Brazil remains to be seen, citing human behavior for some recent rises in infection counts.

Blame not the variant

Dr. Michael Ryan said, “It’s just too easy to lay the...

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Vaccinated People Still At Risk Of Spreading COVID, Says Study

9 December 2020

The new Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna seem to be remarkably good at preventing serious illness. But it’s unclear how well they will curb the spread of the coronavirus, reports NY Times.

Silent spreaders still on the loose

That’s because the Pfizer and Moderna trials tracked only how many vaccinated people became sick with Covid-19. That leaves open the possibility that some vaccinated people get infected without developing symptoms, and could then silently transmit the virus —...

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Moderna Vaccine Antibodies Endure for at least Three Months

7 December 2020

The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, which was recently demonstrated to have 94 percent efficacy, causes the human immune system to produce potent antibodies that endure for at least three months, a study showed Thursday, says an article of CTV news.

Researcher’s Comments

Researchers at the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), which co-developed the drug, studied the immune response of 34 adult participants, young and old, from the first stage of a clinical trial.

They said...

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2 Doses of Pfizer COVID Vaccine in 28 Days Prevents Corona

11 November 2020

In a major development, Drugmaker Pfizer said on Monday that an early look at data from its coronavirus vaccine shows it is more than 90% effective — a much better than expected efficacy if the trend continues, reports CNN.

What did the interim analysis find?

The so-called interim analysis looked at the first 94 confirmed cases of Covid-19 among the more than 43,000 volunteers who got either two doses of the vaccine or a placebo. It found that fewer than 10% of infections were in participants...

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Moderna COVID19 Vaccine Begins Final Phase of Trials

29 July 2020

According to a TIME Magazine article, Moderna Therapeutics and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced yesterday that researchers had injected the first volunteer in the first U.S. coronavirus vaccine to reach the final, phase 3 stage of testing.

The Final Stage of Vaccine Trials

That person received the shot at 6:45 am eastern time in Savannah, Geo., Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National...

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Radiation Cure, Vaccine Results & Other COVID19 Breakthroughs

22 July 2020

A recent study shows how lung radiation seem to improve the condition of covid19 patients. Reuters have summed up all the latest covid19 treatment that’s working and made an article.

We are highlighting that today.

Lung radiation hastens recovery

A low dose of radiation to the lungs of COVID-19 pneumonia patients can help them recover more quickly, a small study suggests.

Doctors at Emory University in Atlanta treated 10 such patients with lung radiation and compared them to 10 patients of...

https://mfame.guru/radiation-cure-vaccine-results-other-covid19-breakthroughs/

Johnson & Johnson To Begin Phase 3 COVID19 Vaccine Trials

22 July 2020

According to a Reuters report, Johnson & Johnson has announced that they are aiming to begin in September a late-stage study of their experimental vaccine for the novel coronavirus, as researchers work at break-neck speed to develop a shot to combat the fast-spreading pathogen.

Why is it important?

The New Brunswick, New Jersey-based healthcare conglomerate, which expects to start human trials of its vaccine this month, lags other companies that also are developing coronavirus vaccines, with...

https://mfame.guru/johnson-johnson-to-begin-phase-3-covid19-vaccine-trials/

Don’t Fast Track Clinical Trials, COVID19 Vaccine Safety Test Crucial!

16 June 2020

As efforts to find an effective vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 ramp up, an immunologist warns that fast-tracking of clinical trials could be catastrophic, reports Medical News Today.

Share on PinterestA newly published commentary warns against the dangers of fast-tracking the clinical trials for finding a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2.

Coronavirus Vaccine Hope

Scientists around the globe are working to develop an effective vaccine for the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2.

Until such a time, the world is reliant on...

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