Do recent lockdown protests indicate that Australia is on the path to Trump’s America? While we can currently rest easy, the problem requires careful consideration.
Emergency rooms across the country have seen sharp drops in the number of patients seeking care for problems other than COVID-19.
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Delaying medical care comes at a cost, both human and financial. The patients some emergency rooms have been seeing are a lot sicker and more likely to need hospitalization.
The UK is investing heavily in preparation for mass manufacturing of a working COVID-19 vaccine.
Brazilian scientist working on a vaccine at the Immunology laboratory of the Heart Institute (Incor) of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Sao Paulo.
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Army physicians are turning to drugs approved for other conditions or newly developed treatments such as the antiviral Remdesivir to treat infected personnel.
A coronavirus vaccine is coming, but when?
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Vaccine development is usually a long process. The coronavirus pandemic is forcing researchers to innovate and test potential vaccines faster than ever before.
A vaccine historically used to prevent tuberculosis is now among the contenders for a COVID-19 vaccine. So what is the BCG vaccine and why might it work against coronavirus?
Visitors look at new anti-SARS outfits for medical workers on display Thursday Nov. 6, 2003 in Shanghai, China, as the country braced for a resurgence. The disease never made a comeback.
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COVID-19 and SARS are both deadly – but different. SARS symptoms were quick to appear, making it easier to contain. Because health officials were able to contain it, the virus died off.
Woman collecting food donations in Badalona, Spain.
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This week we’ve been looking at the factors in play when considering to ease lockdowns, how the massive costs can be met, and the ongoing search for treatments.
Strategies to ease pain and fear during injections are recommended by health organizations such as the Canadian Paediatric Society.
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These strategies for easing needle pain and fear make vaccinations and other injections easier for parents and children. They are simple and helpful for all ages, from infants to adults.
Vaccination is a core part of the government’s strategy against COVID-19.
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They’re conducting research, accommodating testing facilities and turning dorms into quarters for medical professionals while also helping people muddle through hard ethical decisions.
A child in Malaysia getting the BCG vaccine.
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Vaccines for other diseases are being examined for their protective effects against coronavirus.
Workers wearing protective gear remove bodies of people who have died from COVID-19 from a New Jersey nursing home morgue.
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Coronavirus drug trials are underway – a virologist explains what the treatment options may be.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney updates media on measures taken to help with COVID-19, in Edmonton on Friday, Mar. 20, 2020.
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In the search for a rapid COVID-19 vaccine, researchers are modifying a method using the chemical riboflavin now used to prevent disease transmission during blood transfusions.
Karl Schmedders, International Institute for Management Development (IMD); Jung Park, International Institute for Management Development (IMD) y Robert Earle, University of Zurich
Starting to feel a little more optimistic? Look away now.
Wouldn’t it be nice if getting a vaccine was a simple as putting on a Band-Aid?
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Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand