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How the Coronavirus Attacks the Brain

Thu, 2020-09-10 17:27 — mike kraft

The coronavirus targets the lungs foremost, but also the kidneys, liver and blood vessels. Still, about half of patients report neurological symptoms, including headaches, confusion and delirium, suggesting the virus may also attack the brain.

A new study offers the first clear evidence that, in some people, the coronavirus invades brain cells, hijacking them to make copies of itself. The virus also seems to suck up all of the oxygen nearby, starving neighboring cells to death.

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Technology around developing COVID-19 vaccine may improve flu vaccine effectiveness, health expert says

Thu, 2020-09-10 11:21 — mike kraft

Technology around developing COVID-19 vaccine may improve flu vaccine effectiveness, health expert says If there is a silver lining to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that the technology around developing a vaccine could change the effectiveness and universality of the influenza vaccine cnn

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Vaccine by Nov. 3? Halted study explains just how unlikely

Thu, 2020-09-10 10:57 — mike kraft

Vaccine by Nov. 3? Halted study explains just how unlikely WASHINGTON (AP) — The suspension of a huge COVID-19 vaccine study over an illness in a single participant shows there will be “no compromises” on safety in the race to develop the shot, the chief... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The suspension of a huge COVID-19 vaccine study over an illness in a single participant shows there will be “no compromises” on safety in the race to develop the shot, the chief of the National Institutes of Health told Congress on Wednesday.

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Operation Warp Speed promised to do the impossible. How far has it come?

Tue, 2020-09-08 18:48 — mike kraft

Operation Warp Speed pledged to do the impossible. How far has it come? With billions of federal dollars already spent on the effort, it’s possible to take stock of the initiative’s progress, or lack thereof. Helen Branswell STAT

It’s called Operation Warp Speed. And — regardless of one’s politics, one’s level of concern about Covid-19, or one’s views of therapeutics and vaccines — it inarguably ranks as one of the most ambitious scientific endeavors in modern U.S. history.

Is it working?

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AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study put on hold due to suspected adverse reaction in participant in the U.K.

Tue, 2020-09-08 18:13 — mike kraft

AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study is put on hold The large, Phase 3 study testing the vaccine has been put on hold due to a suspected serious adverse reaction in a participant in the U.K. Rebecca Robbins STAT

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Covid patients have lung damage 'weeks after leaving hospital'

Tue, 2020-09-08 10:44 — mike kraft

Covid patients have lung damage 'weeks after leaving hospital' Austrian research shows how recovery can be slow process for those with severe infection Nicola Davis the Guardian

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Drugmakers Pledge to Avoid Safety Shortcuts on Covid Vaccine - Bloomberg

Tue, 2020-09-08 09:02 — mdmcdonald

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Australia OKs funding for two potential vaccines

Mon, 2020-09-07 10:59 — mike kraft

The Latest: Australia OKs funding for two potential vaccines CANBERRA, Australia — Australia announced on Monday it had struck supply and production agreements with pharmaceutical companies worth 1.7 billion Australian dollars ($1.2 billion) over two... AP NEWS

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia announced on Monday it had struck supply and production agreements with pharmaceutical companies worth 1.7 billion Australian dollars ($1.2 billion) over two potential COVID-19 vaccines.

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