GAZETTE: The key would be that we’re not waiting for people to get sick or for someone to notice that several people have gotten sick with something that they don’t recognize? It would be a routine scan of people’s blood collected for other procedures? MINA: Yes. We have tools that we are developing in my… Read More: Michael Mina shares insight on how to prevent another pandemic »
You’d need a pretty big, stiff broom to sweep away all of the hype dished out by the Trump Administration as it announced an Emergency Use Authorization for convalescent plasma – the liquid component of blood that may be tapped for disease-fighting antibodies from people who’ve been infected with COVID-19. Before the announcement was even… Read More: Convalescent plasma: another controversial clash of politics & science »
According to the World Health Organization, there are 18 candidate vaccines in clinical evaluation globally. Researchers at University of Oxford said this week they have vaccinated 8,000 people in the UK as part of a Phase 3 trial. Yet there are still major hurdles to jump and more work to be done. No vaccines have… Read More: Coronavirus vaccines: ‘Encouraging’ early data for some, a trial delay… »
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Washington state patrol officials recently reported several positive COVID-19 cases among their troopers, a local news outlet said. Eleven officers were exposed to the novel coronavirus and two officers tested positive in Southwestern Washington, KEPR reported. CONNNECTICUT POLICE… Read More: Washington state troopers test coronavirus positive: ‘We have another enemy… »