by AFP | Feb 25, 2021 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The first dose of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccination is 85 percent effective against coronavirus infection between two and four weeks after inoculation, according to a study published in the Lancet medical journal. The survey was...
by IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) | Feb 24, 2021 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus, Hospitals
The Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Hospital del Mar, the University of California-Davis and the University of Texas have launched a clinical trial to analyze how useful a food supplement can be for preventing the worst side effects of COVID-19....
by Jay Reeves | Feb 12, 2021 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus
Coronavirus cases have dropped at U.S. nursing homes and other long-term care facilities over the past few weeks, offering a glimmer of hope that health officials attribute to the start of vaccinations, an easing of the post-holiday surge and better prevention, among...
by AFP | Feb 11, 2021 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus
Madrid authorities on Friday confirmed the first case in the region of the Brazilian variant of coronavirus, which is feared to be particularly infectious, in the region. Spain A 44-year-old man who arrived at Madrid’s airport on January 29 tested positive for...
by medicalxpress | Feb 10, 2021 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The World Health Organization chief on Friday called on vaccine makers to share technologies to help dramatically boost production, warning that without more access to the jabs, progress against the pandemic could be lost. WHO Tedros...
by University of Chicago | Feb 5, 2021 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus
In the treatment of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, antiviral drug remdesivir has emerged as a promising candidate. Remdesivir works by disrupting the virus’s ability to replicate, but its exact mechanism has remained a mystery. Using advanced...