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Novavax plans FDA filing after NanoFlu trumps Sanofi flu vaccine Novavax has unveiled new Phase III data showing that its recombinant quadrivalent seasonal influenza vaccine candidate, NanoFlu, met all primary endpoints in adults aged 65 and older against Sanofi’s Fluzone Quadrivalent.

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It takes a whole world to create a new virus, not just China When I get stressed, a patch of annoying red eczema appears on the inside of my upper right arm.

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Influenza A and B viruses with reduced baloxavir susceptibility display attenuated in vitro fitness but retain ferret transmissibility

The emergence of influenza viruses with reduced susceptibility to baloxavir marboxil (BXM) would limit the clinical utility of this novel antiviral. To assess the risk of such resistance emerging, we evaluated influenza A and B viruses carrying BXM-reduced susceptibility substitutions and compared their fitness to that of their drug-susceptible […]

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Rebel-held Syria braces for coronavirus ‘tsunami’ — without soap, running water or the prospect of social distancing By Gul Tuysuz, Arwa Damon, Zaher Jaber and Eyad Kourdi, CNN Idlib, Syria (CNN)Everything Fatima Um Ali needs to protect herself and her family from the novel coronavirus is out of reach.

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Synthetic Biologists Think They Can Develop a Better Coronavirus Vaccine Than Nature Could Credit: Peter Zelei Getty Images Even as companies rush to develop and test vaccines against the new coronavirus, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Institutes of Health are betting that scientists can do even better than what’s now in the pipeline. If, as seems quite possible, [...] Click here to view original web page at www.scientificamerican.com

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Study Examines Wide Range of Potential Influenza-Related Complications Vaccination and Immunization , Clinical News , Cold, Cough, and Flu , Community Practice , Health System News , Influenza , The Latest A new study highlights a broadened scope of the burden of influenza-associated complications, indicating that health care providers should be aware of a wider range of [...] Click here to view original web page at www.drugtopics.com

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How Viruses Spread: Q&A With Jordan Peccia

Jordan Peccia, who focuses on human exposure to environmental microbes, recently studied the microbial communities on students’ desks in a Connecticut school district. He and his research team found that the bacteria and fungi overwhelmingly came from the hands, mouths, and gut of children sitting at the desks. They […]

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Asymptomatic Carriers Are Fueling the COVID-19 Pandemic. Here’s Why You Don’t Have to Feel Sick to Spread the Disease This week, the White House issued a warning for anyone who recently fled New York City: Quarantine yourself for a full 14 days or risk spreading COVID-19 to a new community — regardless of whether you’re showing symptoms. “To everyone who has left New York over the last few [...] Click here to view original web page at www.discovermagazine.com

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San Diego’s Mesa Biotech gets approval for 30-minute coronavirus test (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases-Rocky Mountain Laboratories) Transmission electron micrograph of new coronavirus particles, isolated from a patient.

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San Diego’s Mesa Biotech gets approval for 30-minute coronavirus test (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases-Rocky Mountain Laboratories) Transmission electron micrograph of new coronavirus particles, isolated from a patient.

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Chloroquine Use For COVID-19 Shows No Benefit In First Small—But Limited—Controlled Trial A pharmacist shows a box of tablets called "Plaquenil", on March 23, 2020, in Rennes, western Results from the first controlled study of hydroxychloroquine for treating COVID-19 showed no significant difference in outcomes between those who received the drug and those who received usual care. Hydroxychloroquine is one of [...] Click here to view original web page at www.forbes.com

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Short-term thinking plagues Trump’s coronavirus response President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House on Saturday. | Patrick Semansky/AP Photo By DAN DIAMOND 03/21/2020 08:20 PM EDT After months of minimizing the threat to the United States, President Donald Trump jumped feet-first into the coronavirus fight this week with [...] Click here to view original web page at www.politico.com

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University researchers in Belfast have been awarded a grant to find a Covid-19 treatment Image: Lars Hagberg via PA QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY BELFAST has been awarded a €315,000 grant in a bid to find a vaccine for coronavirus.

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You could be spreading the coronavirus without realising you’ve got it A lack of social distancing on London’s Primrose Hill on 22 March RMV/Shutterstock With more than 380,000 confirmed cases worldwide, one thing is clear about the new coronavirus : it is very good at infecting people.

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New symptom tracking app aims to slow spread of coronavirus Colleagues at several London hospitals and other groups have gotten together to develop an app for your mobile phones to help track the COVID-19 virus.

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Sudden Loss Of Smell Could Be Tell-Tale Sign Of COVID-19 One of the major complications of COVID-19 , the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen, is that many who transmit the illness will show mild or no symptoms, making it very difficult to identify how many people are infected with the disease and who is therefore likely to pass [...] Click here to view original web page at www.iflscience.com

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How Does The COVID-19 Coronavirus Kill? What Happens When You Get Infected With the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, ventilators, like this one seen next to an intensive care Suffice it to say that the COVID-19 coronavirus is not a very good guest.