Exposure to Mosquito-Transmitted Dengue May Provide Immunity Against COVID-19
A study has found a link between the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and previous outbreaks of dengue fever in Brazil, suggesting that exposure to the mosquito-transmitted illness could provide some immunity against COVID-19. More...25 Sep 2020
New Test Developed with Simplified Buffer Formations Enables Fast, Cheap and Accurate COVID-19 Diagnosis
A new method developed for fast, cheap, yet accurate testing for COVID-19 infection simplifies and frees the testing from expensive reaction steps, enabling upscaling of the diagnostics and making it particularly attractive for places and situations with limited resources, for repeated testing and for moving resources from expensive diagnostics to other parts of the care chain. More...24 Sep 2020
Four-in-One Test Kit for Detecting Influenza A, Influenza B, RSV and SARS-CoV-2 Set to Launch in November
A new four-in-one test kit for detecting influenza A, influenza B, RSV and SARS-CoV-2 is set to be launched in the coming month of November before the flu season begins in the Northern hemisphere. More...24 Sep 2020
FDA to Issue Stricter Guidance for Emergency Authorization of COVID-19 Vaccine
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA Silver Spring, MD, USA) is reportedly planning to announce new tougher standards for an emergency authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine in an effort to boost transparency and public trust. More...24 Sep 2020
Johnson & Johnson Begins Phase 3 Trial of One-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate
Johnson & Johnson (New Brunswick, NJ, USA) has launched its large-scale, pivotal, multi-country Phase 3 trial (ENSEMBLE) for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, JNJ-78436735, being developed by its Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies (Beerse, Belgium). More...24 Sep 2020
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