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‘Celebration’ will be ‘short-lived’ if COVID vaccine rushed: Experts
October 2, 2020
US regulators eventually could safely approve vaccines for COVID-19 if the process is kept free of political pressure regarding time lines, study protocols, and safety standards, expert witnesses told a House panel investigating the process.
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Post-COVID clinics get jump-start from patients with lingering illness
October 2, 2020
That need has jump-started post-COVID clinics, which bring together a range of specialists into a one-stop shop.
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Children’s share of new COVID-19 cases is on the rise
September 29, 2020
“Unclear how much of the increase in child cases is due to increased testing capacity,” AAP says.
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Pandemic poses new challenges for rural doctors
September 29, 2020
But physicians are adapting and still finding joy in treating patients.
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J&J’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine advances to phase 3 testing
September 24, 2020
J&J’s vaccine is unusual in that it will be tested based on a single dose, while other advanced candidates have been tested in two-dose regimens.
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CDC playbook prepares states for rollout of COVID-19 vaccine if one is approved
September 24, 2020
The agency has asked states to submit plans for vaccine distribution by mid-October.
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Three major COVID vaccine developers release detailed trial protocols
September 23, 2020
Typically, manufacturers guard the specifics of preclinical vaccine trials. This rare move follows calls for greater transparency.
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Children’s share of COVID-19 burden continues to increase
September 23, 2020
Over the course of 1 week, almost 17% of all U.S. cases occurred in children.
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Signs of an ‘October vaccine surprise’ alarm career scientists
September 22, 2020
If the executive branch were to overrule the FDA’s scientific judgment, a vaccine of limited efficacy and, worse, unknown side effects could be rushed to market.
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CDC adds then retracts aerosols as main COVID-19 mode of transmission
September 21, 2020
WHO has long stated that coronavirus is spread mainly by droplets that, once expelled by coughs and sneezes of infected people, fall quickly to the floor.
