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More than half of people infected with Covid-19 do not know the source, the CDC
A new survey from the Centers for Disease Control found that 54% of people who tested positive for Covid-19 were unable to determine how they contracted the virus. The remaining 46% of respondents could recall having had close contact with a person, commonly a family member or a co-worker, who …
Read More »The MLB 2020 season is a series of tests, and the first big one comes today
9:30 am ET Jeff passanESPN Near ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Training camps around the Major League Baseball officially open on Friday, marking another step toward the return of the game. As momentous as it sounds, however positive …
Read More »Even in the worst cases of COVID-19, the body launches immune cells to defend itself: study
Even the sickest COVID-19 patients produce T cells to fight the virus, a new study reveals. The research, published in Science Immunology, provides further evidence that any vaccine against the deadly virus will have to bring in T cells to work with the antibodies. “This is key to understanding how …
Read More »How Moderna Executives Are Taking Advantage of Speculation on the Stock of Vaccines COVID-19
(Reuters) – Biotech company Moderna Inc could earn tens of billions of dollars in sales and stock appreciation if it wins the race for a COVID-19 vaccine. If you lose, the value of the early stage business could collapse. FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the headquarters of Moderna Inc, which …
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