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Oxford scientist says its vaccine is making headway, could show efficacy by June

A leading scientist says that prospects appear good but that concerns over safety could be the next hurdle for the vaccine’s development. WASHINGTON — British…

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Major Drug Company Partners With Oxford To Produce Vaccine Even Before Approval- Video

    AstraZeneca is making Vaccine for Covid-19, Corona virus They hope to make 100 million doses this year Test results are going to be…

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Infectious disease research warns coronavirus pandemic could last two years

A new report is predicting that the coronavirus pandemic may last as long as two years and that it could take up to two-thirds of…

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Coronavirus Vaccine Could Be ‘Ready by September’, Researchers Say — with Significant ‘Ifs’ and ‘Buts’

Coronavirus vaccine hype has taken over the news cycle, as competing researchers offer rosy timelines as early as September for emergency availability of a vaccine…

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AstraZeneca teams up with Oxford University to develop coronavirus vaccine — first results from human trials expected in June or July

By Lina Saigol Market Watch AstraZeneca CEO says will know by June or July whether the vaccine works British drug maker AstraZeneca has teamed up…

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A mysterious blood-clotting complication is killing coronavirus patients

    Craig Coopersmith was up early that morning as usual and typed his daily inquiry into his phone. “Good morning, Team Covid,” he wrote,…

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Superhero Coronavirus Campaign Launched in Haiti

Today marks the launch of a national campaign in Haiti using superheroes and a comic book format to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus….

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Study: Rate Of Coronavirus Infections In LA Up To 55 Times Higher Than Confirmed Cases

LOS ANGELES — Confirmed coronavirus cases only tell a portion of the story in any area, but a new study out of Los Angeles County has…

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WHO chief warns the worst of the coronavirus is still ahead- VIDEO

The warning comes as many countries begin to ease restrictions. April 20, 2020, 11:16 AM PDT By The Associated Press GENEVA — The World Health…

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Dogs being trained to diagnose Coronavirus bug and could screen 750 people an hour

A new project will see the dogs receive samples of fabric worn by coronavirus patients to see if the virus has a unique odour which…

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Haiti – COVID-19: Flash Update No 4 As of 14 April 2020

  Ce rapport est produit par OCHA Haïti en collaboration avec l’OPS/OMS, d’autres agences des Nations Unies et des partenaires humanitaires. Le prochain rapport sera…

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U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll May Only Be ‘Tip of the Iceberg,’ Says CDC Adviser

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the U.S., obtaining an accurate tally of cases and deaths has become a growing challenge. Death counts may be…

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Condoleezza Rice: China Wants To Shift The Narrative On COVID-19, Don’t Let Them

Posted By Tim Hains On Date April 16, 2020 Hoover Institution Fellow Condoleezza Rice speaks with Hoover’s Tom Gilligan about the “reckoning” the Chinese Communist…

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Early peek at data on Gilead coronavirus drug suggests patients are responding to treatment

  STAT News By Adam Feuerstein @adamfeuerstein and Matthew Herper @matthewherper A Chicago hospital treating severe Covid-19 patients with Gilead Sciences’ antiviral medicine remdesivir in a…

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Emergency room doctor, near death with coronavirus, saved after experimental treatment

  As critically ill, elderly patients streamed into his emergency room outside Seattle, Dr. Ryan Padgett quickly came to understand how deadly COVID-19 could be….

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Placing most-critical coronavirus patients on their stomachs can help with breathing, doctors find

On Friday, Dr. Mangala Narasimhan received an urgent call. A man in his 40s with COVID-19 was in a dire situation, and her colleague wanted…

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Researchers harness new technology for rapid COVID-19 vaccine development

by Arlene Weintraub | Apr 6, 2020 10:41am fiercebiotech.com As the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly accelerated last month, scientists working for a spinoff of Massachusetts General…

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Results from a Controlled Trial of Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19

      APR 04, 2020 | KENNETH BENDER, PHARMD, MA The initial results from a placebo-controlled trial of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 indicate that patients…

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How to make your own face mask

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Illustrations: Leah Abucayan, CNN Updated 1423 GMT (2223 HKT) April 4, 2020 (CNN)There’s one thing you should know before diving into…

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Reaching Rural Haiti With Coronavirus Training

How can health professionals reach the rural population of Haiti with timely information about coronavirus prevention? One answer involves a combination of a cellphone, masks…