Glimmers of hope for immunity in survivors of mild COVID-19

We’re still at least months away from a coronavirus vaccine – but studies suggest that that millions of people who have recovered from the infection will be  protected against getting it again for at least three months.  Much of the research and discussion of coronavirus immunity has focused on antibodies, with some suggesting these SARS-CoV-2-specific … Read more

Andrew Lloyd Webber volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine study ‘to prove theatres can re-open safely’

Andrew Lloyd Webber, 72, will receive experimental coronavirus vaccine as part of Oxford trial as he says he’ll ‘do anything to prove theatres can re-open safely’ The University of Oxford and the drug company AstraZeneca are working on the development of the experimental vaccine called ChAdOx1 nCoV-19   Thousands of people the UK, United States, Brazil … Read more

Andrew Lloyd Webber volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine study ‘to prove theatres can re-open safely’

Andrew Lloyd Webber volunteers for experimental COVID-19 study working towards a vaccine: ‘I’ll do anything to prove that theatres can re-open safely’ The composer announced that he will take part in an experimental study that’s working towards a coronavirus vaccine  The University of Oxford and the drug company AstraZeneca are working on the development of … Read more

Vladimir Putin’s coronavirus vaccine ‘was approved after tests on 38 people’

Vladimir Putin’s coronavirus vaccine was waved through after tests on only 38 people and causes side-effects including pain and swelling, according to official paperwork.    The much-trumpeted Russian drug was registered after just 42 days of research, Fontanka news agency says – and its effectiveness is said to be ‘unknown’.  One of the documents submitted for … Read more

Vladimir Putin’s coronavirus vaccine ‘was approved after tests on 38 people’

Vladimir Putin’s coronavirus vaccine was waved through after tests on only 38 people and causes side-effects including pain and swelling, according to official paperwork.    The much-trumpeted Russian drug was registered after just 42 days of research, Fontanka news agency says – and its effectiveness is said to be ‘unknown’.  One of the documents submitted for … Read more

Russia’s coronavirus ‘vaccine’ announced – but don’t dismiss it just yet, writes BEN SPENCER 

Russia’s coronavirus ‘vaccine’ announced by Vladimir Putin is shrouded in secrecy – but don’t dismiss it just yet, writes BEN SPENCER By Ben Spencer for the Daily Mail Published: 23:24 BST, 11 August 2020 | Updated: 01:47 BST, 12 August 2020 Russia’s claims to have created the world’s first coronavirus vaccine should not be dismissed … Read more

Russia’s coronavirus ‘vaccine’ announced – but don’t dismiss it just yet, writes BEN SPENCER 

Russia’s coronavirus ‘vaccine’ announced by Vladimir Putin is shrouded in secrecy – but don’t dismiss it just yet, writes BEN SPENCER By Ben Spencer for the Daily Mail Published: 23:24 BST, 11 August 2020 | Updated: 01:47 BST, 12 August 2020 Russia’s claims to have created the world’s first coronavirus vaccine should not be dismissed … Read more

Top Oxford vaccine scientists in ethics row over whether to infect volunteers with coronavirus

The two British scientists at the forefront of the hunt for a coronavirus vaccine have clashed over a controversial plan to deliberately infect people with the virus. Professor Adrian Hill, director of the Jenner Institute at Oxford University, is in the advanced stages of setting up a human trial for one of the most promising … Read more

Two doses of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine protected mice from infection for 13 WEEKS

Two doses of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine protected mice from infection for 13 WEEKS – and a single shot blocked the virus for 7 week Moderna’s vaccine tricks the body into producing some of the viral proteins, which the immune system recognizes and builds a response against mice  Researchers gave mice two intramuscular doses, one-microgram each, three … Read more

Two doses of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine protected mice from infection for 13 WEEKS

Two doses of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine protected mice from infection for 13 WEEKS – and a single shot blocked the virus for 7 week Moderna’s vaccine tricks the body into producing some of the viral proteins, which the immune system recognizes and builds a response against mice  Researchers gave mice two intramuscular doses, one-microgram each, three … Read more