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Coronavirus: Canada to receive 2M vaccine doses this week as Pfizer-BioNTech ramp up deliveries
Canada is set to begin receiving more than 2 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine each week as the two pharmaceutical firms ramp up their deliveries and begin shipping shots from the United States.
COVID-19 Pandemic Tied to Historically Low Influenza Cases, Leading to Uncertainty about Next Winter’s Flu Vaccine
While SARS-CoV-2 infections continue to ravage many parts of the world, influenza (flu) cases in North America have hit a historic low. As winter approached last year, infectious disease experts warned of a “twindemic” in which the COVID-19 outbreak would combine with seasonal influenza to overwhelm the healthcare system.
Hepatitis C Drugs Boost Remdesivir's Antiviral Activity against COVID-19
Remdesivir is currently the only antiviral drug approved in the U.S. for treating COVID-19 patients.
Clinical Organizations Release SARS-CoV-2 Variant Sequencing Guidelines
On April 28, 2021, the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP), Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and Pan American Society for Clinical Virology (PASCV) released a rapid communication concerning SARS-CoV-2 variant testing and sequencing in clinical settings.
Scientists identify small-molecule cocktail to improve stem cell use in research and disease treatments
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have devised a four-part small-molecule cocktail that can protect stem cells called induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from stress and maintain normal stem cell structure and function
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New Malaria Vaccine Proves Highly Effective
Coronavirus vaccines have been developed and deployed in record time, but as global rollout has progressed, too few doses have been made available in low-income countries.
FDA Grants CLIA Waiver Allowing First Test for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea to Be Performed at the Point of Care
To help in the diagnosis and management of two sexually-transmitted diseases, another point-of-care diagnostic test will soon be available for use in physician’s offices, urgent care clinics, and other healthcare settings.
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