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Category: pharma & healthcare
What Can We Learn From Australia’s Covid-19 Response?
While Australia does have considerable advantages in terms of geographic isolation there is still much we can learn from their response. Australia’s success proves that a strong public health response focused on vigilant testing, tracing and quarantine…
Preventing Fecal-Oral And Fecal-Aerosol Transmission Of Covid-19
Evidence shows that SARS-CoV-2 infects the intestines and colon and from there spreads to others, traveling from the toilet to the sewer to the water we use and the air we breathe. Here’s how public health interventions can prevent this.
Controversy Over OSHA Proposals To Create A Covid-19 Safe Workplace
Much like other Biden Administration safety measures, the OSHA Covid-19 standard will, unfortunately, face implementation challenges due to the late stage in the pandemic in which it is occurring.
Bungled E.U. Covid-19 Vaccination Rollout Jeopardizes Return To Near-Normal Later This Year
The surge in coronavirus infections across a large part of Europe is relentless. Relaxing mitigation measures too soon has contributed to the current wave. But a poorly managed vaccination rollout throughout most of the EU has exacerbated the problem a…
Third Generation Covid-19 Variant Described In The Philippines
A new SARS-CoV-2 variant has emerged once again, this time in the Philippines. The new variant bears a resemblance to the recently discovered Japanese variant (B.1.1.248) and the infamous Brazilian variant (P.1), known for its dangerous immune-escape c…
AstraZeneca Vaccine Fails To Protect Against The South African Variant
Two doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine were found to have only a 10.4% efficacy against mild-to-moderate infections caused by the B.1.351 South Africa variant, according to a phase 1b-2 clinical trial published on Tuesday in the New England Jour…
Soaring Pandemic Alcohol Sales Causing Concern For Doctors
“While alcohol can temporarily dampen anxiety and other uncomfortable feelings, the relief is short-lived and negative emotions tend to increase above normal when the alcohol wears off.”
Latest Covid-19 Variant Discovered In France Isn’t Detected By Standard PCR Tests
The biggest concern with variants that escape detection is that they may fuel spread of the disease. And this can spawn new, more potent variants. The driving force behind the emergence of variants of concern, such as the B.1.1.7, B.1.351, and P.1, is …
Novavax Covid-19 Vaccine Performs Well In Clinical Trials, But Variants Remain A Threat
The new candidate uses a mechanism to prompt immune responses that is different from vaccines already in circulation, but remains effective against non-variant forms of the virus.
