As the world moves into the next stage of COVID-19 management and several vaccine candidates approach end-stage trials, scientists say a critical consideration for India is storage temperature and a protein-based preventive might therefore work best for the country. The decision on procuring the right COVID-19 vaccine depends on multiple factors, including safety, price and […]
Fox News Flash top headlines for November 17 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. As California officials impose the latest coronavirus restrictions, one county official said travel and indoor gatherings are driving the surge in cases. Daily cases in California have doubled in the last 10 days, representing “the fastest […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. COVID deaths have topped 50,000 in the UK, with thousands of people being diagnosed with the infection every single day. Scientists have now warned that simply walking your dog could be significantly […]
The Centre has asked states to conduct saturation testing to detect the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in places where people are likely to gather in large numbers, such as offices, religious places and markets, among others, a senior Union health ministry official familiar with the development said on Monday. Saturation testing, where everyone is tested for […]
The global community is missing the chance to end the “modern tragedy” of tuberculosis, the biggest infectious killer, experts said Monday, warning how Earth’s other pandemic will worsen during COVID-19. The fight against tuberculosis—a respiratory disease that is preventable and treatable yet kills more than 1.4 million people every year—is chronically underfunded, with diagnosis and […]
Early data suggests that Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine is more than 90% effective in preventing an infection with the virus that causes COVID-19, the company announced on Monday (Nov. 9). The vaccine, developed by Pfizer and German drug company BioNTech, is currently being tested in a large phase 3 clinical trial — the last and most […]
A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis may reduce the risk of dying for elderly patients with Covid-19, and provide a new weapon in the arsenal against the novel coronavirus, according to a study. In the research, published in the journal Science Advances, 83 patients with a median age of 81 and all suffering from […]
In breakthrough research, scientists have identified synthetic mini-antibodies to combat Covid-19. The ability of SARS-CoV-2 to infect cells depends on interactions between the viral spike protein and the human cell surface protein ACE2. To enable the virus to hook onto the cell surface, the spike protein binds ACE2 using three finger-like protrusions, called the receptor-binding […]
As the U.S. deals with the largest increase in COVID-19 cases yet, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is urging residents of his state to continue following safety restrictions, bluntly saying the precautions are better than dying from the virus. At a press conference on Thursday, Murphy was asked what he would tell residents who are […]
Denmark’s prime minister announced special restrictions for more than 280,000 people in the north-east of the country on Thursday after a mutated version of the new coronavirus linked to mink farms was found in humans. Copenhagen warned that the mutation could threaten the effectiveness of any future vaccine. “From tonight, citizens in seven areas of […]
