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Operation Warp Speed promised to do the impossible. How far has it come?

Tue, 2020-09-08 18:48 — mike kraft

Operation Warp Speed pledged to do the impossible. How far has it come? With billions of federal dollars already spent on the effort, it’s possible to take stock of the initiative’s progress, or lack thereof. Helen Branswell STAT

It’s called Operation Warp Speed. And — regardless of one’s politics, one’s level of concern about Covid-19, or one’s views of therapeutics and vaccines — it inarguably ranks as one of the most ambitious scientific endeavors in modern U.S. history.

Is it working?

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AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study put on hold due to suspected adverse reaction in participant in the U.K.

Tue, 2020-09-08 18:13 — mike kraft

AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study is put on hold The large, Phase 3 study testing the vaccine has been put on hold due to a suspected serious adverse reaction in a participant in the U.K. Rebecca Robbins STAT

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Covid patients have lung damage 'weeks after leaving hospital'

Tue, 2020-09-08 10:44 — mike kraft

Covid patients have lung damage 'weeks after leaving hospital' Austrian research shows how recovery can be slow process for those with severe infection Nicola Davis the Guardian

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Drugmakers Pledge to Avoid Safety Shortcuts on Covid Vaccine - Bloomberg

Tue, 2020-09-08 09:02 — mdmcdonald

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Drugmakers Pledge to Avoid Safety Shortcuts on Covid Vaccine

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Covid-19's 'serious, long-term impact' can improve with time, early evidence suggests

Mon, 2020-09-07 10:26 — mike kraft

Covid-19's 'serious, long-term impact' can improve with time, early evidence suggests Covid-19 can have lasting impacts on the body, but there is hope that patients can not only recover over time, but can do so more quickly with pulmonary rehabilitation, preliminary research suggests. Jacqueline Howard, CNN CNN

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ANALYSIS: Coronavirus: Tests 'could be picking up dead virus'

Sun, 2020-09-06 10:47 — mike kraft

Covid tests 'could be picking up dead virus' Scientists say a positive coronavirus result does not guarantee that someone is infectious. BBC News

The main test used to diagnose coronavirus is so sensitive it could be picking up fragments of dead virus from old infections, scientists say.

Most people are infectious only for about a week, but could test positive weeks afterwards.

Researchers say this could be leading to an over-estimate of the current scale of the pandemic.

But some experts say it is uncertain how a reliable test can be produced that doesn't risk missing cases.

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Covid-19 Live Updates: At-Home Virus Tests Remain ‘Aspirational’

Sun, 2020-09-06 10:17 — mike kraft

As hope builds over possible frequent at-home testing, experts call the idea a long shot.

Over the past few weeks, a Harvard scientist has made headlines for a bold idea to curb the spread of the coronavirus: rolling out antigen tests, a decades-old underdog in testing technology, to tens of millions of Americans for near-daily, at-home use.

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Medical Espionage: Race for Coronavirus Vaccine Pits Spy Against Spy

Sat, 2020-09-05 19:46 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — Chinese intelligence hackers were intent on stealing coronavirus vaccine data, so they looked for what they believed would be an easy target. Instead of simply going after pharmaceutical companies, they conducted digital reconnaissance on the University of North Carolina and other schools doing cutting-edge research.

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Pharma Companies Plan Joint Pledge on Vaccine Safety

Sat, 2020-09-05 09:17 — mike kraft

A group of drug companies competing with one another to be among the first to develop coronavirus vaccines are planning to pledge early next week that they will not release any vaccines that do not follow rigorous efficacy and safety standards, according to representatives of three of the companies.

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