15 junho 2020
Rare, super coronavirus antibodies likely to yield vaccine, say Stanford, UCSF experts: The discovery of antibodies that block the most infectious elements of the coronavirus is helping Bay Area scientists unlock the many mysteries of human immunity, and could be crucial in the development of a vaccine. Epidemiologists have found “neutralizing antibodies” in fewer than 5% of COVID-19 patients, but the ones they are now attempting to isolate are unique in their ability to prevent SARS-CoV-2 — the specific coronavirus that causes the illness — from entering human cells.
A Moderna coronavirus vaccine could only cover 6% of the world's population in a year: Yes, but: 1 billion vaccine doses may sound like a lot, but government and public health leaders would inevitably still have to make hard choices about who should get the vaccine first.
Latin American scientists join the coronavirus vaccine race: ‘No one’s coming to rescue us’: Researchers fear that breakthroughs from abroad will be too slow or inequitably shared to benefit the global south.
Mutated coronavirus shows significant boost in infectivity: COVID-19-causing viral variant taking over in the United States and Europe now carries more functional, cell-binding spikes.
12 junho 2020
Spain: Basic Income to Mitigate Coronavirus Impact: The coronavirus has plunged Spain into what could be its worst economic crisis in 80 years. The Socialist government is trying to mitigate the impact with basic income for the country's neediest.
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