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Image: Positive Clinical Data Supports Development of Single, Intranasal, Adjuvant-Free COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate (Photo courtesy of Meissa Vaccines)

Positive Clinical Data Supports Development of Single, Intranasal, Adjuvant-Free COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate

Meissa Vaccines (South San Francisco, CA, USA) has initiated preclinical studies and manufacturing and completed a pre-IND meeting with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the development of MV-014-210, a live attenuated vaccine (LAV) candidate to induce immunity and protect against SARS-CoV-2. More...
01 Jul 2020
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Novel Interferon Inhalation Formulation Administered Through Nebulizer Could Reduce COVID-19 Severity

A coronavirus inhaler therapeutic could hold the key to helping patients fight off symptoms of COVID-19 as soon as they start More...
01 Jul 2020
Image: In this cryogenic electron microscope image of a SARS-CoV-2 spike protein side view, the S1 section of the spike is shown in green and the S2 portion is shown in purple. This unique two-piece system has shown itself to be relatively unstable (Photo courtesy of Andrew Ward lab, Scripps Research)

Mutated Coronavirus in US and Europe 10 Times More Contagious Than Original Strain

A tiny genetic mutation in the SARS coronavirus 2 variant circulating throughout Europe and the US has significantly increased the virus’ ability to infect cells. More...
01 Jul 2020
Image: Fluorescence microscopy image of a two cell cluster of Caco-2 cells (human colon cells) infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus. Infected cells produce filopodia protrusions (white) extending out from the cell surface containing viral particles (M protein in red) (Photo courtesy of Dr. Robert Grosse, CIBSS, University of Freiburg)

New Images Show for First Time How SARS-CoV-2 Dramatically Rewires Important Cell Programming

A study of proteins in human cells to determine mechanisms by which SARS-CoV-2 shifts cellular activity in infected cells has found for the first time that cells infected with the virus exhibit filopodia, stringy arm-like extensions, which may explain rapid viral spread throughout the body. More...
30 Jun 2020
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Altimmune Receives Funding for Trial of Intranasal Candidate for Treatment of Outpatients with Early COVID-19

Altimmune, Inc. (Gaithersburg, MD, USA) has been was awarded USD 4.7 million by the US Army Medical Research & Development Command (USAMRDC) to fund its Phase 1/2 clinical trial of T-COVID, an investigational intranasal immune modulator for the treatment of outpatients with early COVID-19. More...
30 Jun 2020
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New Online Tool Highlights Potential Future COVID-19 Virus Hotspots

A new online tool can identify potential COVID-19 hotspots by highlighting which regions have the most at-risk factors and can also supplement test-and-trace technology in highlighting potential future infection spikes. More...
30 Jun 2020
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Blood Test Can Predict Severity of COVID-19

Doctors can now identify COVID-19 patients having the highest risk of severe illness and pinpoint those most likely to need a ventilator by simply examining their blood. More...
30 Jun 2020
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