Moderna Therapeutics, founded by renowned businessman Noubar Afeyan, and Lonza Group AG plan to accelerate the production of a potential vaccine against coronavirus. Moderna’s mRNA-1273 experimental vaccine is being tested in its early stages at the National Institutes of Health. The manufacturer plans to begin testing in the second stage in the second quarter. In…
Chinese scientists have successfully conducted the first trials of a new vaccine against coronavirus on monkeys, rats, and mice. Under the action of the drug, antibodies were produced in the experimental animals’ bodies necessary to combat SARS-CoV-2, the study published on bioRxiv reported. This is an experimental purified inactivated coronavirus vaccine, which in the course…
Excessive or improper use of disinfectants can lead to a decrease in their effectiveness and contribute to the appearance of mutations in some pathogens, The Conversation reported referring to citing a number of scientific studies. For example, over-treating hands with alcohol can create bacteria resistance to antimicrobials as conditional antiseptics destroy the elements of bacterial…
The main symptoms of COVID-19 were known as coughing, shortness of breath, and fever. But recently, more and more it becomes known about new other symptoms of coronavirus infection. According to Dr. Daniel Griffin, a physician-scientist board certified in Infectious Disease, the phenomenon of paresthesia can be a sign of coronavirus infection. As the New…
COVID-19 recovered blood is being collected in the UK to help other patients: it is believed that the plasma of a sick and recovered person can help treat those who are still sick and have a hard time tolerating the infection. According to Reuters, NHS Blood and Transplant will be involved in blood collection. The…
A 107-year-old woman from Sommelsdijk, Holland has officially recovered from COVID-19, NL Times reported. According to the publication, Cornelia Ras, the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee’s oldest resident, tested positive for coronavirus in mid-March. Cornelia’s niece said that on March 17, a day after her 107th birthday, the woman did not feel very well. The woman had…
World Health Organization has warned nations against easing coronavirus restrictions too early, CNBC reported. “While Covid-19 accelerates very fast, it decelerates much more slowly. In other words, the way down is much slower than the way up, ”WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference at the organization’s Geneva headquarters on Monday. “That…
A batch of the Russian drug Triazavirin, which is being tested in China for the COVID-19 treatment, was delivered to Turkmenistan. And talks are also ongoing on the supply of this drug to Armenia, said the drug’s manufacturer Medsintez board chairman. According to TASS, earlier this drug was sent to China as humanitarian aid. Manufacturers…
Although many scientists today are studying coronavirus, many questions remain unanswered. Here are just a few of them: How many people are infected with COVID-19? The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in the world has long exceeded one million. However, there are many people whose disease is asymptomatic and who do not even…
The new coronavirus is actually a result of natural evolution, said scientists from Scripps Research Institute. According to a medical press release published on MEDICALxpress, the scientists analyzed the genome of the virus to reveal its true nature. They paid attention to the genes encoding proteins that form adhesions – protrusions that allow the virus…
