coronavirus
White House Puts Aside $5 Billion For Future COVID Treatments
Posted in Medicine, Science on 15th Apr, 2023
by Alex Muller
Operation Next Gen will have three main goals: creating long-lasting monoclonal antibodies, speeding up the development of mucosal vaccines to possibly reduce transmission and infection risks, and speeding efforts to develop a universal coronavirus vaccine that protects against COVID-19 and other coronaviruses.
New COVID-19 Oral Antiviral Approved For Use In Japan
Posted in Medicine, Science on 27th Nov, 2022
by Alex Muller
The arrival of ensitrelvir marks the third SARS-CoV-2 antiviral to reach clinical use after Pfizer's Paxlovid and Merck's molnupiravir.
Pfizer Pays Almost $120 Million For App That Claims to Detect COVID From A Cough
Posted in Medicine, Science, Software on 30th Sep, 2022
by Alex Muller
Pfizer has shelled out nearly US$120 million to acquire a small Australian company claiming to have developed a smartphone app that can accurately diagnose COVID-19 by analysing the sound of a cough.
Women Significantly More Likely To Develop Long COVID Than Men
Posted in Medicine on 25th Jun, 2022
by Alex Muller
The researchers hypothesize the same immune response that protects women from acute disease could be what is amplifying the predominance of long COVID.
Vaccines Only Slightly Lower Risk Of Long COVID Effects
Posted in Medicine on 30th May, 2022
by Alex Muller
Demystifying long COVID through research specifically aimed to find its causes and possible interventions is direly needed for those now living with protracted symptoms.