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For months, public health experts have been eagerly watching the companies developing spit tests for the coronavirus that could be used at home, producing results in a matter of minutes.

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Neanderthal genes linked to severe COVID-19; and other items

Thu, 2020-10-01 10:27 — mike kraft

Neanderthal genes linked to severe COVID-19; Mosquitoes cannot transmit the coronavirus The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. Nancy Lapid U.S.

Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

Neanderthal genes linked with severe COVID-19

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Largest study of COVID-19 transmission highlights essential role of super-spreaders

Wed, 2020-09-30 16:45 — mike kraft

Largest study of COVID-19 transmission highlights essential role of super-spreaders A study of 660,000 Indians finds that a few individuals spread most new infections and that children transmit the coronavirus just as well as adults. Los Angeles Times

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COVID-19 test that produces results in 15 minutes approved in Europe

Wed, 2020-09-30 12:55 — mike kraft

COVID-19 test that produces results in 15 minutes approved in Europe The move comes as Europe is seeing a resurgence of coronavirus cases. Joseph Guzman TheHill

A rapid coronavirus test that can deliver results in just 15 minutes has been cleared for use in Europe and is expected to hit the market next month.

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ANALYSIS: Vaccine Chaos Is Looming --The Atlantic

Wed, 2020-09-30 12:14 — mike kraft

Vaccine Chaos Is Looming The COVID-19 vaccines furthest along in clinical trials are the fastest to make, but they are also the hardest to deploy. Sarah Zhang The Atlantic

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Laboratory-made antibodies are a best bet for a coronavirus treatment, but there won’t be enough

Wed, 2020-09-30 11:53 — mike kraft

These laboratory-made antibodies are a best bet for a coronavirus treatment, but there won’t be enough Experts have big hopes for these specialized drugs created by living cells. But they are expensive and hard to scale up, so even success will have limited impact on the virus. Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post

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Trump Allies Say the Virus Has Almost Run Its Course. ‘Nonsense,’ Experts Say.

Wed, 2020-09-30 10:40 — mike kraft

In the last week, leading epidemiologists from respected institutions have, through different methods, reached the same conclusion: About 85 to 90 percent of the American population is still susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the current pandemic.

The number is important because it means that “herd immunity” — the point at which a disease stops spreading because nearly everyone in a population has contracted it — is still very far off.

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