Bacteria and viruses have not developed defenses against short wavelength UVC light. Honeywell has forged a partnership with a startup called Dimer that’s developed a UVC device to quickly sanitize airplane cabins.
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We Need To Sort Out The Privacy Issues With Contact Tracing Apps If We Are Going To Bring The Pandemic Under Control
Contact traceability apps won’t solve everything, but they are certainly a way to improve monitoring of the spread of the disease. The pandemic is still far from being under control, and success will depend on governments being able to avoid suspicions…
Millions In Beijing Living Under An Expanded Coronavirus Lockdown As Fresh Outbreak Worsens
137 cases were confirmed this past week and the city is now on the second-highest alert level after nearly two months of no locally-transmitted infections.
Trump Mentions AIDS Vaccine That Does Not Exist, Predicts Covid-19 Vaccine By End Of 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump said, “They’ve come up with the AIDS vaccine.” There’s one major problem with that statement.
Netflix ‘Pandemic’ Star Just Showed His Covid-19 Antibody Drug Works In Hamsters. How Quickly Could It Treat Humans?
Jacob Glanville is an admirer of the human immune system — but he thinks we can do better.
Highmark Blue Cross In Deal With New York’s HealthNow Plan
Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan Highmark said it will expand into western and northeastern New York via an “affiliation agreement” with HealthNow New York Inc. in a major consolidation of health insurance plans in the northeastern U.S.
The U.S. Government’s Push For Coronavirus Vaccine ‘Warp Speed’ Faces Potential Black Hole Of Red Tape And Universe Of Unknowns
Dr. Stephen Thomas, who helped develop vaccine candidates for diseases such as Ebola, Zika and MERS, discusses the challenges involved in accelerating development during a pandemic.
Post-Covid Travel: Here’s One Way To Ensure We Soon Return To The Skies
Will Pangea new Covid-19 smart card boost air travel by facilitating safe and secure entry into airport terminals and airplanes?
New Coronavirus Outbreak, Second Wave Fear In China Prompt Travel Warnings But No Lockdown
The Chinese capital has a growing cluster of new coronavirus cases after going 56 consecutive days without a single local infection.
Exclusive: Health Cloud Company Abacus Insights Raises $35M Boosted By Federal Rule Change
Founder Dr. Minal Patel aims to harness data to help health plans improve patient outcomes and lower costs.
