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Could a COVID-19 breath test help UK out of lockdown?

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The breath test has been developed by Integumen in collaboration with Modern Water, Avacta and Aptamer Group, which had been working on test that identifies the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in waste water.

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Decreased COVID-19 Mortality

JAMA Internal Medicine

After a hard year, good news related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is welcome. Using administrative claims data from a large national health insurer, they found that a hospital’s risk-standardized event rate (a composite of hospital mortality or referral to hospice) because of COVID-19 had significantly decreased.

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AZ preps filings for COVID-19 jab, UK nears decision on Pfizer rival

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The combined analysis shows efficacy of 70% and the company said there were no serious safety events confirmed as related to the vaccine. The body produces antibodies against the protein, which neutralise the coronavirus in the event of an infection.

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Can Dogs Identify COVID-19 Positive People?

XTalks

They are training the canine to detect signs of coronavirus infection in human sweat, with aims of using dogs to screen people for COVID-19. This is a new, convenient and affordable way to detect COVID-19 in individuals. According to a statement reported by Global News , “it’s a very promising method.

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Russia claims 92% efficacy for Sputnik COVID-19 shot

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In the second positive piece of COVID-19 vaccine news in a week, Russia’s Sputnik V candidate has been shown to be 92% effective at the interim point of a 40,000-patient study. million confirmed coronavirus infections, and just over 31,000 deaths. The country has had more than 1.8 Requests for more than 1.2 Requests for more than 1.2

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Sinovac raises $515m to boost production of potential COVID-19 vaccine

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China’s Sinovac has raised $515 million to increase its distribution and production capacity as clinical development of its potential coronavirus vaccine nears conclusion. Sinovac has a coronavirus vaccine in late-stage development, which is undergoing large-scale trials in Brazil, Pakistan, Indonesia and Chile. A further 1.8

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How to Increase Your Webinar Engagement

Pharma Marketing Network

Fast forward to March 2020, you are ready to do the same thing all over again and attend a three-day conference 2,450 miles away from home…until you turn on the news and hear that there’s a global pandemic and lockdown orders have been placed all throughout the U.S. It is important to also discuss what happens when the event is over.