We all know that history has a habit of repeating itself, but the fact that we find ourselves in a global pandemic almost exactly 100 years after the last great sensation is almost felt in the nose. While the coronavirus outbreak differs from the Spanish flu pandemic in some important …
Read More »Coronavirus traces found in March 2019 wastewater sample, Spanish study shows
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish virologists have found traces of the new coronavirus in a sample of Barcelona wastewater collected in March 2019, nine months before the COVID-19 disease was identified in China, the University of Barcelona said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed coronavirus model is seen against the …
Read More »Coronavirus traces found in March 2019 wastewater sample, Spanish study shows
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish virologists have found traces of the new coronavirus in a sample of Barcelona wastewater collected in March 2019, nine months before the COVID-19 disease was identified in China, the University of Barcelona said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed coronavirus model is seen against the …
Read More »Vaccine makers turn to Microchip technology to overcome glass shortages
In June, BARDA finally signed contracts worth $ 347 million with two American bottle makers. The first, New York-based Corning, has a long history of working with vaccine manufacturers. Its Pyrex glass was used to bottle the first polio vaccines in the 1950s. Today, it makes “millions of vials per …
Read More »White House considering new COVID-19 test strategy
Dr. Anthony Fauci said the White House is considering adopting a new coronavirus testing strategy that involves managing groups of people while using fewer resources, according to a report. The chief infectious disease expert told the Washington Post on Thursday that health officials are having “intense discussions” about so-called “group …
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