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India is critical to the global supply of COVID vaccine
14 December, 2020
Indian companies working on preparing more affordable COVID vaccines...COVID-19
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Study: Screening of pregnant women showed many with no symptoms
14 December, 2020
The results of a SARS-CoV-2 universal screening program conducted at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, New York, showed over a third of pregnant women screened for COVID-19 tested positive.COVID-19
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Increased deaths not all directly linked to COVID-19
United States // 14 December, 2020
Deaths in every state of the U.S. are higher this year than expected according to an analysis from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). At least 356,000 more people have died than usual since COVID-19 began.COVID-19
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Vitamin D and COVID-19
14 December, 2020
Emerging evidence on Vitamin D role in COVID-19 infection...COVID-19
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Superspreading events in Boston identified
United States // 13 December, 2020
Genomic analysis of the early outbreak in Boston has highlighted the importance of superspreading events…COVID-19
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Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine trial temporarily suspended
Peru // 12 December, 2020
A "serious adverse event" has been reported in a trial participant....COVID-19
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Encouraging Phase 1 trial results of Novavax vaccine
12 December, 2020
Novovax announces encouraging results of early NVX‑CoV2373 vaccine trials...COVID-19
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SARS-CoV-2 found in Milan in December 2019
Italy // 12 December, 2020
Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 virus has been found in Milan three months before the first diagnosed case…COVID-19
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COVID-19 risk calculator
United States // 12 December, 2020
A mortality risk calculator for COVID-19 has been developed by Johns Hopkins University....COVID-19
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Five genes linked to increased risk of severe disease identified
12 December, 2020
Genetic differences may explain why some people have mild disease while for others COVID-19 is fatal...COVID-19
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Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine approved in Mexico
Mexico // 12 December, 2020
Mexico became the first Latin-American country to grant emergency use authorisation of a COVID-19 vaccine...COVID-19
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FDA issues EUA for Baricitinib treatment of hospitalised patients
United States // 12 December, 2020
The rheumatoid arthritis treatment has been granted an EUA in the US and study results have been published...COVID-19
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Quarantine period shortened to 10 days
United Kingdom // 11 December, 2020
The period for quarantine after exposure or travel is now 10 days...COVID-19
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Assessing the efficiencies of cloth masks and improvised face coverings during COVID-19 pandemic, study
11 December, 2020
The study analyses effectiveness of cloth masks and modified medical procedure masks...COVID-19
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AstraZeneca begins clinical trials in combination with Sputnik V
11 December, 2020
For better immune response and better protection...COVID-19
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Sanofi and GSK announce a delay in COVID-19 vaccine program
11 December, 2020
Delay in vaccine programme...COVID-19
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Study: Airborne transmission inside a South Korean restaurant
South Korea // 11 December, 2020
A study has found airborne transmission of COVID-19 occurred at longer distances and shorter times than previously identified…COVID-19
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Australian COVID-19 vaccine terminated due to HIV false positives
Australia // 11 December, 2020
While the vaccine showed good efficacy with minimal safety concerns, an unexpected interruption with HIV tests was found…COVID-19
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US faces “dark time” with holiday COVID-19 surges, Fauci says
United States // 10 December, 2020
Dr Fauci warns that the holiday season will bring an overwhelming surge in cases...COVID-19
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No alcohol for 2 months, Russia tells coronavirus vaccine recipients
Russia // 10 December, 2020
Russia warns coronavirus vaccine recipients to abstain from alcohol, as vaccine supplies are distributed nationwide...COVID-19