COVID-19
Every week there are numerous scientific studies published. Here’s a look at some of the more interesting ones.
Pfizer and BioNTech indicate that this data, along with preclinical data and additional data being generated, will be leveraged to choose a dose level and pick the best vaccine candidate out of the several being evaluated.
INO-4800 is one of the experimental vaccines included in the U.S. government’s Operation Warp Speed that has a goal of having a vaccine available by January 2021.
The FDA guidelines also indicated a vaccine would not be approved unless it had “clearly demonstrated” proof of the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness in a clinical trial.
Interferons are proteins produced by the body to fight viral infections by inhibiting its replication in the body.
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Researchers have found that the strains spreading so quickly in Europe and the U.S. have a mutated S “spike” protein that makes it about 10 times more infectious than the strain that originally was identified in Asia.
Salt water gargle is a time-tested way to alleviate sore-throat pain. It can help clear stuffy sinuses. But, is it effective against the symptoms of COVID-19?
Gilead Sciences set the price of the only approved treatment for COVID-19, remdesivir, at $390 per vial, which for most patients receiving a 5-day treatment using six vials, would come to $2,340 per patient.
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