This picture, taken on September 9, 2020, shows a test tube labeled vaccine in front of the AstraZeneca logo. Dado Ruvik | Reuters LONDON – British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said on Monday that interim analysis of clinical trials has shown that the average effectiveness of its coronavirus vaccine in protecting …
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On November 20, 2020, residents in South Tyrol, Bolzano, northern Italy, conducted a free rapid rapid antigen nasopharyngeal swab test for Covid-19 at a testing facility set up at the school sports hall. Pierre Tassot | AFP | Getty Images LONDON – People who have contracted coronavirus are not “very …
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A laboratory technician shows the drug “Remdesivir” to treat coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Amr Abdullah Dalash | Reuters A World Health Organization panel on Thursday used Gilad Sciences’ antiviral drug rimadesivir to treat hospitalized patients in Covid-1 with it, saying there was currently no evidence that it survives or shortens recovery …
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Blood samples have been prepared for analysis by laboratory technicians at Excel Research Sites in Dalland, Florida, USA on August 4, 2020. Nourphoto | Nourphoto | Getty Images Modern this week’s announcement that its vaccine is more than%% effective in preventing coronavirus, according to preliminary trial figures, has raised global …
Read More »Mouthwash can kill coronavirus in 30 seconds, lab studies have found
Mouthwash. (Photo by BSIP / UIG via Getty Images) BSIP | Universal Images Group | Getty Images A new study by scientists in the UK has found that the commonly used mouthwash is capable of killing coronaviruses within 30 seconds of being exposed to laboratory conditions. A Cardiff University study, …
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