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Impact of COVID-19: over 153 million confirmed cases and 3.2 million related deaths have been reported to WHO

4 months ago thespecimennews

COVID-19 poses major challenges to population health and well-being globally and hinders progress in meeting the SDGs and WHO’s Triple Billion...

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Experimental Antiviral for COVID-19 Effective in Hamster Study

5 months ago thespecimennews

SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19. MK-4482, delivered orally, is now in human clinical trials. Remdesivir, an antiviral drug...

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Single-Dose COVID-19 Nasal Vaccine Limits Infection in Monkeys

6 months ago thespecimennews

A single dose of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine delivered into the nose of rhesus macaques protected their lungs and nasal...

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NIAID Research Suggests Protective Effects of Vaccination Remain Intact of

6 months ago thespecimennews

While larger studies are needed, the researchers note that their findings suggest that the T cell response in convalescent individuals,...

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Scientists find evidence that novel coronavirus infects the mouth’s cells

6 months ago thespecimennews

While it’s well known that the upper airways and lungs are primary sites of SARS-CoV-2 infection, there are clues the...

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Why we’re giving $250 million more to fight COVID-19

9 months ago thespecimennews

By Mark SuzmanCEO, Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationConnectMore about the author  Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua via Getty Images Today, the...

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COVID-19 Patient Shed SARS-CoV-2 Up to 70 Days

11 months ago thespecimennews

Long-term SARS-CoV-2 shedding was observed from the upper respiratory tract of a female immunocompromised patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and...