SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said on Saturday that it will develop smarter social distancing guidelines to curb the spread of coronavirus nationwide as it fights a new outbreak of the disease-fighting disease in the capital Seoul. FILE PHOTO: Women wearing masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) using …
Read More »Moderna says that more than 40% of participants sign up for COVID-19 vaccine test
FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the headquarters of Moderna Therapeutics, which is developing a vaccine against coronavirus (COVID-19), in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, May 18, 2020. REUTERS / Brian Snyder (Reuters) – Drug Developer Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) on Friday said it has so far enrolled 13,194 participants in the ongoing 30,000-volunteer …
Read More »Remdesivir is missing in the COVID-19 study; breast milk transfer unlikely
(Reuters) – The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the new coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. New questions about inhibitor COVID-19 efficacy A new study raises fresh questions about the effectiveness of Gilead …
Read More »Exclusive: Approximately one-fifth of Pfizer subscribers, BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine study are Black or Latino
CHICAGO / NEW YORK (Reuters) – Approximately one-fifth of the 11,000 people enrolled in a 30,000-volunteer U.S. trial of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine (PFE.N) and German partner BioNTech (22UAy.F) are Black as Latino, groups among the hardest hit by the coronavirus virus pandemic, said a top Pfizer executive. PHILO PHOTO: …
Read More »CDC Director Dr Redfield pointed to Rhode Island’s coronavirus restrictions in daycares as a ‘way’ to reopen schools
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr Robert Redfield on Friday cited a new study published by his agency as evidence that there is a way to safely open child care centers and schools despite the pandemic. The study, cited by Redfield, looked at confirmed and probable …
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