Tag: Covid-19
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University Halts Covid-19 Vaccine Trials
An Australian university is stopping development of a vaccine to prevent Covid-19 infections due to antibodies from the vaccine that interfere with HIV tests.
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Google Releases Health Studies Phone App
Google began offering a smartphone app yesterday that enables individuals to take part in medical studies.
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Daily Covid-19 Nasal Spray Vaccine in Works
A group of university and government labs is formulating an antiviral drug as a nasal spray for use as a daily preventive vaccine against Covid-19 infections.
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Infographic – Wearing a Mask in Stores Increases
A new Pew Research Center survey suggests the vast majority of Americans are wearing masks in stores and businesses, no matter if they like it or not.
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Inexpensive Chip Detects Covid-19, Other Pathogens
A small silicon lab-on-a-chip device costing about $0.35 to make is shown in lab tests to quickly detect SARS-CoV-2 viruses and infectious bacteria.
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Simpler Method Devised to Validate Covid-19 Tests
An engineering lab created simple and stable control probes to validate widely used diagnostic tests for SARS-Cov-2 viruses responsible for Covid-19.
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Univ, Industry Labs Study Inhaled Covid-19 Antibodies
Researchers at University of Pennsylvania and Regeneron are studying delivery of synthetic antibodies directly to the nose to prevent Covid-19 infections.
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Trial Requested for Covid-19 Vaccine Nasal Spray
Makers of a Covid-19 vaccine given as a nasal spray asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize a a human clinical trial of the vaccine.
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Infographic – Vaccines Boost Biotech Shares
News of those trials fueled healthy share price rises for the biotechnology companies developing the vaccines, shown in this weekend’s infographic.
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Privacy-Enhanced Contact Tracing App in the Works
A mobile app for Covid-19 contact tracing, designed to protect the user’s personal privacy, is being developed by two university engineering labs.