Protection against any possible coronavirus vaccine may be short-lived and may require a booster to extend protection, White House health adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday. As several companies move closer to the bottom line of a possible virus vaccine, the role of antibodies becomes even more important, as it …
Read More »Immunity to coronavirus is ‘fragile’ and ‘short-lived’, expert warns
One expert cautioned that relying on immunity to Covid-19 as a strategy to deal with the pandemic is not a “safe bet,” adding that mass immunity strategies “will probably never work.” Speaking to CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” on Monday, Danny Altmann, professor of immunology at Imperial College London, said that …
Read More »Expert says United States needs a unified approach to fight coronavirus
People await the health assessment record before entering Jackson Memorial Hospital, as Miami-Dade County alleviates some of the blocking measures implemented during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Miami, Florida, USA, June 18, 2020. Marco Bello | Reuters The United States needs a unified approach to address growing …
Read More »Moderna’s stock collapses after report indicates delayed testing of coronavirus vaccine delayed
Moderna’s shares fell as much as 9.4% in midday trading on Thursday after a report said the biotech company’s late-stage trial for a possible coronavirus vaccine would be delayed, possibly a few weeks. The company, which is working with the National Institutes of Health, was expected to begin a phase …
Read More »Dr. Scott Gottlieb says he believes the worst of the US coronavirus epidemic “will end in January.”
The worst of the US coronavirus outbreak will end in January with a vaccine or because enough people in the country will have already been infected and have some immunity, former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott said Thursday. Gottlieb. The restrictions and guidance put in place to curb …
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