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NHS Covid-19 app: England and Wales get smartphone contact tracing for over-16s

By Leo Kelion & Rory Cellan-JonesTechnology reporters Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic People living in England and Wales are being urged to download the government’s official contact-tracing app following its official release. NHS Covid-19 instructs users to self-isolate for 14 days if it detects they were nearby someone who has the virus. It also has a… Read More: NHS Covid-19 app: England and Wales get smartphone contact tracing… »

Vaccine protection against COVID-19 related issues

The vaccine — developed through a collaboration between BIDMC and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) — uses a common cold virus, called adenovirus serotype 26 (Ad26), to deliver the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein into host cells, where it stimulates the body to raise immune responses against the coronavirus. Barouch’s group and J&J developed a series of vaccine… Read More: Vaccine protection against COVID-19 related issues »

AstraZeneca signs on Albany Molecular to help boost COVID-19 shot production

British drugmaker AstraZeneca is on a mission to lock in as many manufacturing partners as possible to support a planned global rollout for its COVID-19 vaccine front-runner. A New York CDMO has now jumped on board, and it will commit its Southwestern facility to help pick up the slack. New York-based Albany Molecular Research will… Read More: AstraZeneca signs on Albany Molecular to help boost COVID-19 shot… »

287 Utah State University students quarantined after Covid-19 found in wastewater from four dorms

The school found elevated amounts of Covid-19 in wastewater samples collected from four residence halls on campus. Officials issued a safety alert on Sunday calling for mandatory testing and quarantine of all 287 students living in Rich, Jones, Morgan and Davis on-campus residence halls. Classes started Monday at the school and some of the students… Read More: 287 Utah State University students quarantined after Covid-19 found in… »

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