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WHO recommends not using plasma to treat COVID-19 patients
WHO recommends that plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19 should not be used to treat patients who are already sick.
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Researchers develop smart watch for early detection of COVID-19
Recently, researchers from Stanford Medical School, USA, have developed an algorithm that helps a smart watch (smartwatch)
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Why do women have higher levels of antibodies than men after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine?
After 6 months, despite having higher levels of antibodies than men, the anti-Covid-19 antibody levels in women were reduced by more than 50% compared to the peak level…
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Gum can be a new weapon against Covid-19
A type of gum containing a protein that 'traps' the SARS-CoV-2 virus will limit the amount of virus in saliva, thereby preventing the spread of pathogens when talking or…
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New Covid-19 'super-variant' discovered containing 32 mutations: Virologist says it's horrible
Variant B.1.1.529 contains
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Scientists announce breakthrough in drug to treat Covid-19
According to clinical trials in susceptible F0 patients, Regen-CoV showed good tolerability, safety, and reduced the risk of infection and death.
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Experts comment on the mysterious gradual disappearance of the Delta variant in Japan
Professor Ituro Inoue said that the Delta variant accumulates too many mutations in the nsp14 protein, which will cause the virus to lose its self-correcting function in…
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Detect weapons against all corona viruses, including SARS-CoV-2
A research team at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (UNC) and Duke University (USA) have identified an antibody that attacks SARS-CoV-2, the virus that cau…
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Danger of the two Delta . branch variants
The two variants AY.25 and AY.27 appear to be more contagious, occurring in most Canadian provinces.
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British company tests skin patch vaccine with longer immunity
UK company Emergex will soon start clinical trials of a second-generation Covid-19 vaccine in the form of a paste that is applied to the skin and uses T cells to destroy…
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How to mutate Delta, Kappa strains to overcome Covid-19 vaccine
A team of American scientists has discovered how Delta and Kappa strains trick the recognition of antibodies, thereby overcoming the immune system created by the vaccine.
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Korea confirms new H5N8 bird flu outbreak
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on November 30 that South Korea had confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza strain H5N8 at a duck…
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Japan discovered dangerous strain of bird flu
The outbreak of the disease in Japan has shown signs of spreading, prompting the country's authorities to order the disinfection of all poultry farms across the country.
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Russia discovered a new type of H5N8 flu that spread from animals to humans
Seven workers at a poultry farm in southern Russia are the first confirmed patients with the new type of influenza H5N8.
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Chinese scientists warn another virus could cause a pandemic
Chinese scientists Weifeng Shi and George Gao, affiliated with a number of Chinese scientific institutions, think that the H5N8 strain of avian influenza virus could lea…