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Covax vaccine scheme set to fall short of initial targets with less than a quarter of doses delivered
However, as of Wednesday, some 53.8 million shots had been delivered to 121 nations – …
Scientific advisers hit back at open letter demanding end to Covid restrictions
They criticised the government for its “confused and contradictory” management of Britain’s epidemic, insisting it …
New Oxford vaccine 77% effective against malaria, trial results show
Professor Adrian Hill, whose work at Oxford University’s Jenner institute set the foundations for the Oxford …
Wearing two masks can double effectiveness of face coverings
While medical masks are designed to have good filtration potential owing to the materials used …
How worried should you be about the possible AstraZeneca vaccine blood clot link?
Of the 54 millions doses administered across Europe and the UK to date, fewer than …
What are the latest updates on possible blood clot link?
These centre around an extremely rare type of blood clotting within the brain. The condition, …
Positive Covid result from rapid test to be confirmed with PCR amid hunt for new variants
These are more accurate than the LFDs and also make use of new technology, known …
Coronavirus ‘very likely’ to have passed to humans from bats via unknown animal
The closest relative of the Covid-19 virus has been found in bats, which carry a …
Is the UK ready for the next pandemic?
But one year on from the anniversary of Britain’s first lockdown, at a time when …
Is it true that all of the coronavirus in the world could fit in a coke can?
So where to start? We’d better first calculate how many Sars-CoV-2 particles there are in …
Why there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ treatment for asthma
Asthma is now recognised as a far more complex condition than experts realised in 1991 …
Mouthwash can kill coronavirus within 30 seconds
Their report – titled “The Virucidal Efficacy of Oral Rinse Components Against SARS-CoV-2 In Vitro” …
From restoring sight to reversing brain damage, USC stem cell researchers are making life-changing discoveries
Today, she can see the letters on computer keys, use her iPhone and read billboards. …
Spotlight on Anushka Das, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Anushka Das entered her undergraduate career at USC with her sights set on medical school. …