The rise of several significant variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has attracted the attention of health and science experts worldwide. In an editorial published in JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical ...
Feb 12, 2021
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The emergence of new, potentially more infectious, coronavirus variants has led many people to worry about the effectiveness of their masks in protecting themselves and other people from catching COVID-19. Some experts are ...
Feb 3, 2021
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As research into COVID-19 swells, R&D on other infectious diseases is seriously lacking, report finds.
Jan 28, 2021
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A new coronavirus variant discovered by South African scientists is fuelling a surge of infections nationwide and raising global concern.
Jan 12, 2021
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The Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has been authorized for use in the UK, meaning that millions more vaccine doses can now be delivered in the country. This will speed up progress towards achieving widespread immunity ...
Jan 4, 2021
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The World Health Organization warned Thursday that COVID-19 restrictions had crippled measles vaccination efforts amid fears for the impact on cases and deaths following a spike last year.
Nov 12, 2020
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A new study examines local perceptions of Chagas disease in a region where the infectious agent is endemic. The results underline the need to take social and cultural factors into account in campaigns designed to curb infectious ...
Oct 30, 2020
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The British government says it may take part in a study that tries to deliberately infect volunteers who have been given an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus in an effort to more quickly determine if the vaccine ...
Sep 24, 2020
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Scientists at the University of Georgia have used machine learning to predict the reemergence of existing infectious diseases. The algorithm monitors public health data to detect statistical patterns associated with impending ...
Sep 16, 2020
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People exposed to someone diagnosed with coronavirus should be tested whether they show symptoms or not, the World Health Organization said Thursday, after US health authorities said they were not needed.
Aug 27, 2020
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