Pfizer begins testing its Covid-19 vaccine in humans

[ad_1] Pfizer has administered the first US patients. USA With its experimental vaccines to combat the disease caused by the new coronavirus, it is part of an attempt to reduce years of the typical time it takes to develop a new inoculation. The trials are taking place at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and the … Read more

UK to start testing its COVID-19 tracking app this week

[ad_1] As previously reported, the UK will break with Apple-Google’s “decentralized” approach. Instead, the NHSX technology group NHSX chose a centralized model, in which a list of contacts made via Bluetooth signals will be stored on users’ devices as anonymous tokens. If a user has positive symptoms or tests, contacts can be sent to the … Read more

Funding for rapid test as fears raised over Covid-19 testing for mental health staff

[ad_1] QUEEN’S University Belfast has received funding to develop a rapid diagnostic test for Covid-19. The trial is aimed at finding a highly accurate test which can show results within an hour, eliminating the need to send tests to a laboratory. one Ireland remains on Covid-19 lockdown until May 18Credit: PA: Press Association Meanwhile, the … Read more

Leading physician says testing and contract tracking must ‘speed up’

[ad_1] The Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) said testing and follow-up of contacts should be accelerated as part of efforts to address Covid-19. ICGP President Mary Favier said patients still take a long time to get results. “When a patient calls a general practitioner like me, and I can make a referral, that would … Read more