The COVID-19 vaccine candidates developed by Moderna Inc. and BioNTech and Pfizer Inc. will require strict standards for cooling, and that may hinder how they are distributed to the hundreds of millions of Americans who expect to receive them. Shares of Modern MRNA, -3.54% were 3.6% lower in trading on …
Read More »Mosquito repellent tested on soldiers is effective in providing protection against coronavirus, according to preliminary research
A platoon of the British Army on the attack at West Tofts Camp in Norfolk, England, while participating in Exercise Dynamic Victory. Joe Giddens / Zuma Press A mosquito repellent containing Citriodiol, which was sprayed on soldiers in April, has been shown to provide protection against COVID-19, according to a …
Read More »Florida marks 2 weeks of positivity testing below 10%
MIAMI – Florida marks the 14th day that the state reports a test-positive rate lower than the 10% target. The Florida Department of Health reported a day-to-day coronavirus of 5.72% on Wednesday. It was down 7.49% from Tuesday. The FDOH also reported that from Tuesday to Wednesday, 155 more deaths …
Read More »Coronavirus spread in Michigan ‘slowly, controlled’, according to data
Nearly one month since our last report, Michigan has maintained its “medium” risk level for a coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, according to data from Covid Act Now. The group of technologists, epidemiologists, health experts and public policy leaders at Covid Act Now identify each state’s risk level for the spread of …
Read More »Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine shows promise in older adults. His supply climbs.
Text size Dreamstime Older adults who participated in Moderna‘s Phase 1 trial of its Covid-19 vaccine responded just as well as younger adults, according to data, the biotech company presented Wednesday morning to a key Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory panel. This is important because Covid-19 is not …
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