There are more than 130 possible coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines that researchers around the world are currently working on. Of them, 19 are being tested on humans. After some encouraging initial results, the researchers remain cautiously optimistic that a safe and effective vaccine can be made. Some of the biggest questions …
Read More »New coronavirus strain spreads faster than original: study | News | DW
The variation of COVID-19 that currently dominates global cases is more infectious than the original strain that emerged in China, according to a new study published Thursday in the scientific journal Cell. The results of laboratory research published in the journal suggested that the current mutation is more transmissible between …
Read More »Scientists find the Achilles heel of the coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic has spread worldwide, infecting more than 10 million people. As it continues to wreak havoc, many scientists are working to determine a potential weakness in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to find an effective drug or vaccine against it. A team of scientists from the …
Read More »Republican Arizona lawmaker says Fauci and Birx ‘undermine’ Trump’s coronavirus response
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) Accused Anthony FauciAnthony FauciTrump’s focus dispersed amid multiple crises. SC Beach was linked to hundreds of coronavirus cases as it prepares for tourists on July 4. Fauci says the United States “is going in the wrong direction” in the fight against the virus MORE and Deborah …
Read More »Scientists say the world’s dominant coronavirus strain is different from the one that originated in Wuhan
A strain of the coronavirus that was first seen in Italy is now the dominant strain of the virus, a group of scientists said Thursday. In an article published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Cell, researchers working with the Sheffield COVID-19 Genomics Group announced that the new strain “has become …
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