Britain records nearly 4,000 new Covid-19 cases in highest daily total since MAY – but lack of testing at peak of crisis means resurgence of the disease is likely nowhere near levels seen during first wave in March and April The seven-day average is now 3,286 compared with 2,358 last Wednesday – a 40 per… Read More »
People with sickle cell disease are at greater risk for severe illness from COVID-19, but what about the nearly 3 million Americans who have the sickle cell trait and don’t even know it? A new study underway at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta looks to determine whether these individuals are also at risk, reports STAT.… Read More »
The vaccine — developed through a collaboration between BIDMC and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) — uses a common cold virus, called adenovirus serotype 26 (Ad26), to deliver the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein into host cells, where it stimulates the body to raise immune responses against the coronavirus. Barouch’s group and J&J developed a series of vaccine… Read More »
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A medical worker takes a swab to test for the coronavirus at a drive-in testing facilityADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 3 September New funding announced for trials of… Read More »