October 27, 2020

COVID-19 Mitigation Behaviors by Age Group — United States, April–June 2020 (CDC)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Helena J. Hutchins, MPH; Brent Wolff, PhD; Rebecca Leeb, PhD; Jean Y. Ko, PhD; Erika Odom, PhD; Joe Willey, […]
October 26, 2020

Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trials produce robust immune response in elderly – FT

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 26 October, 2020   Reuters But the FT cautioned that positive immunogenicity tests do not guarantee that the vaccine will […]
October 23, 2020

US records second-highest single-day rise in Covid-19 infections since pandemic began

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 23 October, 2020   Only India has reported more cases in a single day: 97,894 on Sept. 17 The number […]
October 23, 2020

US faces half a million Covid-19 deaths by February, study finds

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 23 October, 2020   More than a half million people in the United States could die from Covid-19 by the […]
October 23, 2020

US gives full approval to antiviral remdesivir to treat Covid-19

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 23 October, 2020 AFP The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted full approval to the antiviral drug remdesivir […]
October 21, 2020

Plasma therapy may not be used on patients

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 21 October, 2020   ICMR had conducted a pan-India study to determine the role of plasma therapy, and the Union […]
October 21, 2020

India’s coronavirus tally climbs to 7.65 million

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 21 October, 2020   The world’s second most populous nation also has the second highest caseload, after the United States, […]
October 21, 2020

India likely to manufacture a large portion of Covid-19 vaccines: Gates Foundation CEO

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 21 October, 2020   He said the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation has been working at multiple levels to combat […]
October 20, 2020

UK govt set to start first Covid-19 human challenge studies

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 20 October, 2020   Proponents of challenge trials say that they are more efficient, requiring far fewer volunteers — likely […]