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Monoclonal antibody treatment by Eli Lilly found to cut risk of serious COVID-19, drugmaker reports

Thu, 2021-01-21 14:56 — mike kraft

Monoclonal antibody treatment by Eli Lilly found to cut risk of serious COVID-19, drugmaker reports A study of nursing home residents found the monoclonal antibody treatment bamlanivimab cut the risk of COVID-19 by up to 80%, maker Eli Lilly announced. Karen Weintraub USA TODAY

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South African study: New COVID-19 variant defeats plasma treatment, may reduce vaccine efficacy

Wed, 2021-01-20 21:03 — mike kraft

New COVID-19 variant defeats plasma treatment, may reduce vaccine efficacy The new COVID-19 variant identified in South Africa can evade the antibodies that attack it in treatments using blood plasma from previously recovered patients, and may reduce the efficacy of the current line of vaccines, scientists said on Wednesday. Reuters Staff U.S.

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British Study: Airborne virus can spread 6 feet within seconds through talking

Wed, 2021-01-20 20:42 — mike kraft

Coronavirus updates: COVID-19 can spread within seconds through talking, study says; Some states, Canada report vaccine shortages Some states report they are running out of vaccines. The U.K. suffered its deadliest day of the pandemic on Tuesday. Latest COVID-19 news. Elinor Aspegren, Adrianna Rodriguez and Doyle Rice USA TODAY

Study: Airborne virus can spread 6 feet within seconds through talking

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WHO plans slew of COVID-19 vaccine approvals for global rollout - document

Wed, 2021-01-20 11:01 — mike kraft

Exclusive: WHO plans slew of COVID-19 vaccine approvals for global rollout - document The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to approve several COVID-19 vaccines from Western and Chinese manufacturers in the coming weeks and months, an internal document seen by Reuters shows, as it aims for rapid rollouts in poorer countries. Francesco Guarascio U.S.

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Electric car batteries with five-minute charging times produced

Tue, 2021-01-19 20:20 — mike kraft

Electric car batteries with five-minute charging times produced Exclusive: first factory production means recharging could soon be as fast as filling up petrol or diesel vehicles the Guardian

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Biden administration will join WHO-backed COVAX vaccine initiative

Tue, 2021-01-19 19:50 — mike kraft

Biden will join WHO-backed vaccine initiative Secretary of State designee Antony Blinken said President-elect Joe Biden intends to join Covax, the World Health Organization-led effort to develop and distribute a coronavirus vaccine to low- and Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

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“Anytime when you have mutations that come up independently of each other in multiple places, it’s really a sign,” says Vineet Menachery, a coronavirus researcher at the University of Texas Medical Branch. Now scientists are scrambling to figure out if an

Tue, 2021-01-19 17:54 — mike kraft

A Troubling New Pattern Among the Coronavirus Variants The most concerning versions of the virus are not simply mutating—they’re mutating in similar ways. Sarah Zhang The Atlantic

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Covid misinformation takes its toll on British doctors, teachers

Tue, 2021-01-19 11:46 — mike kraft

Conspiracies thrive in U.K. as as doctors struggle with Covid variant "In the U.K., we can look at the U.S. and take that as a warning sign of where things may be heading," one misinformation expert said. NBC News

LONDON — British front-line workers who were applauded on doorsteps in the early weeks of the pandemic now confront a torrent of polarization and misinformation.

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Three questions and the emerging answers about COVID-19 Vaccine protection--NPR

Tue, 2021-01-19 11:05 — mike kraft

As the COVID-19 vaccine rolls out, three big questions loom. First, can someone who has been vaccinated still spread the disease? Second, will the vaccine remain effective as the virus itself evolves? And third, how long will the vaccine's protection last?

Answers to these questions lie in our immune systems. And the answers aren't straightforward because our immune systems are both remarkably adept and remarkably challenging to predict.

...the first question, about whether people who are vaccinated can still spread the disease. Marion Pepper, an immunologist at the University of Washington, says that's not just an open question for this vaccine, but for vaccines in general.

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EU kicks off debate on vaccine travel certificates

Tue, 2021-01-19 10:26 — mike kraft

EU kicks off debate on vaccine travel certificates European Union countries kicked off a debate on Monday on whether people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine should have greater freedom to travel in the summer than those not immunized. Philip Blenkinsop U.S.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries kicked off a debate on Monday on whether people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine should have greater freedom to travel in the summer than those not immunized.

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