by AFP | Jan 28, 2021 | Virus
Image Source: CC0 Public Domain British pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca warned Friday that supplies of its coronavirus vaccine to Europe will be “lower than originally anticipated” due to reduced production at a manufacturing site. The jab it developed...
by Linda A. Johnson | Jan 25, 2021 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus, Virus
Pfizer on Friday committed to supply up to 40 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine this year to a World Health Organization-backed effort to get affordable shots to poor and middle-income countries. The deal is a boost to the global program known as COVAX, as wealthy...
by Thomas Jefferson University | Oct 29, 2020 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus, Virus
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder that develops as immune cells attack the nervous system. T cells are a critical part of our immune system, with a complex array of subtypes—some drive the autoimmune response, while others try to suppress it....
by AFP | Oct 28, 2020 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus, Virus
The northern hemisphere is facing a crucial moment in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization said Friday, with too many countries witnessing an exponential increase in coronavirus cases. “The next few months are going to be very tough and...
by Georgia State University | Oct 9, 2020 | Virus
A combination of two substances secreted by the immune system can cure and prevent rotavirus infection, as well as potentially treat other viral infections that target epithelial cells, which cover body surfaces such as skin, blood vessels, organs and the urinary...
by medicalxpress | Sep 10, 2020 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus, News, Virus
The head of the World Health Organization said the U.N. health agency will not recommend any COVID-19 vaccine before it is proved safe and effective, even as Russia and China have started using their experimental before large studies have finished and other countries...
