Text size Joseph Prezioso / AFP via Getty Images Moderna said it has partnered with Catalent to make the Covid-19 vaccine that the biotech company is about to test in the country’s first major clinical trial. Although the vaccine’s large-scale safety and efficacy have not yet been proven, the urgency …
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reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Jun 23, 2020 Imagine the sunset over the ocean. It is large over the horizon, spreading an orange-pink glow across the sky. Seagulls fly overhead and their toes are in the sand. Many people will have been able to imagine the sunset clearly and vividly, almost …
Read More »SN7 spacecraft prototype ‘appears’ during cryogenic pressure test until failure
The development of the spacecraft has accelerated in recent weeks. On Tuesday, June 23, SpaceX took the fuel tank of the SN7 prototype for yet another test. This time, it was the cryogenic pressure test for failure in Boca Chica, Texas (via Space.com). The test began by filling the fuel …
Read More »Coronavirus Vaccine May Be Stronger Through Nasal Spray
As the global race to find a coronavirus vaccine heats up, British researchers say immunizations may be more effective if administered through a nasal spray rather than an injection, according to reports. Scientists at Oxford University and Imperial College London, currently undergoing human trials of injection-administered COVID-19 vaccines, plan to …
Read More »Study says COVID-19 antibodies can go away in as little as 2 months
As the world faces the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study suggests that antibodies, proteins produced by the immune system that can provide protection against reinfection, may disappear in just two months after infection in certain people who have recovered from the virus. The study was conducted in China and published …
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