A sign marks the headquarters of Moderna Therapeutics, which is developing a vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 18, 2020. Brian Snyder | Reuters Moderna will begin its late-stage trial by testing a possible vaccine to prevent Covid-19 on July 27, according to a publication published Tuesday …
Read More »Squirrel tested positive for bubonic plague in Colorado
Stock photo of a squirrel peeking out from a tree. Matt Jonas | MediaNews Group | Boulder Daily Camera | fake pictures A squirrel in Colorado tested positive for the bubonic plague, also known as the “Black Death,” according to local health authorities. The squirrel was found in a city …
Read More »3M and MIT researchers will develop a rapid diagnostic test for coronavirus
3M and researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced a partnership Tuesday to develop a rapid test for a coronavirus antigen that they say will be widely available in the U.S. With new Covid-19 cases across much of the country, major testing manufacturers and labs have warned of processing …
Read More »Rising US Coronavirus Cases Cause Test Delays Nationwide As Labs Strive To Keep Up-To-Date
Wilma Thomas, right, registered nurse, and Ricky Vargas, medical assistant, process 50 to 65 patients per day for COVID-19 testing at AltaMed Health Services in Anaheim on Thursday, July 9, 2020. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The surge in US coronavirus cases has slowed laboratories …
Read More »Fauci says that coronavirus cases in the United States are emerging because the nation did not close
Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House coronavirus advisor, said the United States is experiencing a spike in new Covid-19 infections because the country never closed entirely. At the beginning of the outbreak, US coronavirus cases peaked at around 30,000 new cases a day before falling and hitting approximately 20,000 new cases …
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