To slow the exponential growth of coronavirus, and lessen the burden on hospitals and healthcare workers, local and state officials have issued sweeping mandates closing non-essential businesses and schools and ordering residents to stay at home. But have these blunt measures started to “flatten the curve” of the virus’ spread? Source USC Schaeffer Data from
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues to play a critical role in accelerating medical countermeasures to treat and prevent COVID-19. As part of the response to this pandemic, the agency is taking the lead on a national effort to facilitate the development of, and access to, two investigational therapies derived from human blood. These
The outbreak of COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus has now become a pandemic, but there is currently very little understanding of the antigenicity of the virus. Source Science A recent study has shown that CR3022 can also bind to the RBD of SARS-CoV-2 . This finding provides an opportunity to uncover a cross-reactive epitope. Therefore
An infographic shows the different types of Covid-19 types that are either approved by the FDA or have CE Mark and how they work. The number of FDA-approved or CE-Marked Covid-19 tests changes frequently, but here’s a handy list of some of them. The infographic below describes the name of tests, the time it takes
New evidence has emerged from China indicating that the large majority of coronavirus infections do not result in symptoms. Source The BMJ Chinese authorities began publishing daily figures on 1 April on the number of new coronavirus cases that are asymptomatic, with the first day’s figures suggesting that around four in five coronavirus infections caused
You may feel stressed and anxious about COVID-19 — and so may your kids. Try these strategies to talk with them and help them cope. During any rapidly changing situation, loss of daily routine, isolation and uncertainty can lead to anxiety, fear, depression and loneliness. Information overload, rumors and misinformation can make you feel out
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued its first emergency use authorization for a coronavirus test that looks for antibodies in the blood. That type of test, called a serology test, would be able to identify past coronavirus infections, although it may be less effective at identifying recent ones.The authorized test, from a manufacturer called Cellex
With so much information swirling around these days about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it would be easy to miss one of the most interesting and significant basic science reports of the past few weeks. Source NIH It’s a paper published in the journal Science that presents an atomic-scale snapshot showing the 3D structure of
The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized clinicians to prescribe chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine for patients admitted to hospital with covid-19, despite warnings from scientific advisers that no randomized controlled trial has been conducted to support the drugs’ safety and efficacy in this population. Source The BMJ In the emergency use authorization issued on 28
More evidence is emerging that coronavirus infections are being spread by people who have no clear symptoms, complicating efforts to gain control of the pandemic. A study conducted by researchers in Singapore and published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wednesday is the latest to estimate that around 10% of new coronavirus infections may be sparked
