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Early data shows promising results from Regeneron's antibody cocktail for coronavirus

Wed, 2020-09-30 10:21 — mike kraft

Early data shows promising results from Regeneron's antibody cocktail for coronavirus Biotechnology company Regeneron released some early results of tests using its antibody cocktail in coronavirus patients Tuesday, and said it seemed to reduce levels of the virus and improve symptoms in patients. Jen Christensen, CNN CNN

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China Gives Unproven Covid-19 Vaccines to Thousands, With Risks Unknown

Sun, 2020-09-27 13:43 — mike kraft

Drug company workers, government officials and others have been injected outside the usual testing process. More will be soon, bewildering experts who worry about potential ill effects.

The world still lacks a proven coronavirus vaccine, but that has not stopped Chinese officials from trying to inoculate tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of people outside the traditional testing process. Three vaccine candidates are being injected into workers whom the government considers essential, along with many others, including employees of the pharmaceutical firms themselves.

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The nearly 1M who died of COVID-19 also illuminated treatment

Sun, 2020-09-27 13:30 — mike kraft

Nearly 1M who died of COVID-19 also illuminated treatment The nearly 1 million people around the world who have lost their lives to COVID-19 have left us a gift: Through desperate efforts to save their lives, scientists now better understand how to treat... AP NEWS

The nearly 1 million people around the world who have lost their lives to COVID-19 have left us a gift: Through desperate efforts to save their lives, scientists now better understand how to treat and prevent the disease — and millions of others may survive.

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A new database tracks COVID-19’s effects on sex and gender

Sun, 2020-09-27 09:43 — mike kraft

A new database tracks COVID-19’s effects on sex and gender The gender breakdown in information is a current blind spot and critical to understanding how the virus works — and what the treatment could be. YahooNews

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Why the coronavirus affects children much less severely than adults has become an enduring mystery of the pandemic. The vast majority of children do not get sick; when they do, they usually recover. The first study to compare the immune response in child

Sat, 2020-09-26 10:08 — mike kraft

Why the coronavirus affects children much less severely than adults has become an enduring mystery of the pandemic. The vast majority of children do not get sick; when they do, they usually recover.

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Drugmaker Novavax begins late-stage vaccine trial in UK

Fri, 2020-09-25 13:39 — mike kraft

Drugmaker Novavax begins late-stage vaccine trial in UK LONDON (AP) — U.S.-based Novavax has begun a late stage trial of its potential COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom because the high-level of the coronavirus circulating in the country is likely... AP NEWS

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Scientists Identify Genetic Factors That May Explain Severe Covid-19 Cases

Fri, 2020-09-25 13:27 — mike kraft

Scientists Identify Genetic Factors That May Explain Severe Covid-19 Cases Misguided antibodies may be partially to blame Alexandra Sifferlin Medium

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Massive genetic study shows coronavirus mutating and potentially evolving amid rapid U.S. spread

Wed, 2020-09-23 19:51 — mike kraft

Massive genetic study shows coronavirus mutating and potentially evolving amid rapid U.S. spread The largest U.S. genetic study of the virus, conducted in Houston, shows one viral strain outdistancing all of its competitors, and many potentially important mutations. Washington Post

Scientists in Houston on Wednesday released a study of more than 5,000 genetic sequences of the coronavirus that reveals the virus’s continual accumulation of mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious.

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