UK’s Covid19 VACCINE is safe 7 induces an immune reaction, according to preliminary results

By artappraiser on Mon, 07/20/2020 - 9:52am |

+ OTHER VACCINE AND TREATMENT NEWS IN COMMENTS.

NEW—UK’s #COVID19 vaccine is safe and induces an immune reaction, according to preliminary results https://t.co/rDPlB9fDKr pic.twitter.com/z2t9Aubjim
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) July 20, 2020

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https://twitter.com/TheLancet/status/1285207186591887360

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AND we have a new treatment: Synairgen shares soar as (their inhaler) drug shows it lowers risk of severe COVID-19 cases

The progress on the science front to fighting COVID continues to be at like the 95th percentile of reasonable expectations, even as the political/societal response has, uh, not been.https://t.co/pDHdpiD6Oz https://t.co/swqjmK2Abp
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) July 20, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 07/20/2020 - 9:55am

AND another vaccine with potential:

Here is a second COVID-19 vaccine trial, led by Chinese scientists. This recombinant adenovirus type-5 vaccine induces a rapid humoral and cellular immune response within 14 days. No serious adverse reactions. Again, congratulations to Feng-Cai Zhu et al. https://t.co/onf8ZnBy2W
— richard horton (@richardhorton1) July 20, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 07/20/2020 - 9:57am

Doc Fiegl-Ding confirms both vaccine reports are the real deal, first tweet of thread:

BREAKING: *2* vaccine trials today both support humoral and cellular immune response!

1) 1077-person trial by Oxford ChAdOx1 show immune response in 14 days. Booster improves at 28 days.

2) 602-person trial in Wuhan: immune response within 14 days. No serious side effects.
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) July 20, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 07/20/2020 - 10:04am

Astra-Zeneca is Oxford partner - seem to be private and less greedy than other potential pharmacos. At moment test vaccine is priced around 2 1/2 euros (<$3).

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/20/oxford-universitys-coronavirus-vaccine-shows-positive-immune-response-in-an-early-trial.html

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 07/20/2020 - 10:51am

In other research news. Remember how the boomers all accessing our health care system at once in old age was gonna crash our health care system? Add another big group. Using a newly burnt out system, yet:

Important new #researchletter on the persistence of symptoms of #COVID19: Two months after recovery, **87.4%** continued to report 1+ symptoms! (and nb: only 12% were ICU admits - these were not the sickest of the sick) https://t.co/5DI9CLSthS pic.twitter.com/z093wTpvMX
— Megan Ranney MD MPH (@meganranney) July 20, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 07/20/2020 - 7:55pm

#COVID19 infections and deaths are *not* part of some larger herd immunity strategy - antibodies in 2-5% of pop at best, and most ppl in U.S. still highly susceptible to the coronavirus. #WearADamnMask https://t.co/vJx02qGw6M
— Jonathan Metzl (@JonathanMetzl) July 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 07/21/2020 - 2:48pm

MIT engineers designed an affordable, reusable face mask that's as effective as an N95 — take a look. https://t.co/UEy1kgCwzS
— CNBC Make It (@CNBCMakeIt) July 22, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 07/22/2020 - 8:21pm

UK’s Covid19 VACCINE is safe 7 induces an immune reaction, according to preliminary results

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