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Educating children about good hygiene is key to helping reduce future health threats
prnasia
October 22, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened awareness globally of the role that hygiene measures like handwashing can play in infection prevention.
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Immunological memory after cured Sars-CoV-2 infection
worldpharmanews
November 20, 2020
Until now, it was unclear whether a survived SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19 leads to a persistent immunological memory and thus can protect against a new infection.
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COVID-19 study links strict social distancing to much lower chance of infection
worldpharmanews
September 24, 2020
Using public transportation, visiting a place of worship, or otherwise traveling from the home is associated with a significantly higher likelihood of testing positive with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 ...
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Nasal vaccine against COVID-19 prevents infection in mice
worldpharmanews
August 25, 2020
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a vaccine that targets the SARS-CoV-2 virus, can be given in one dose via the nose and is effective in preventing infection in mice susceptible to the novel coronavirus.
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Pharma industry thinks high-risk groups should get priority for COVID-19 vaccine: GlobalData Poll
expresspharma
July 29, 2020
High-risk groups include older patients, those with pre-existing conditions, at-risk ethnicities and healthcare workers.
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Map of ammonium’s journey may prevent infection
expresspharma
July 28, 2020
By improving our understanding of the normal function of ammonium transporters, we can gain insight into how specific malfunctions lead to disease, say researchers.
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Queen’s University awarded grant to research bacterial co-infections in COVID-19
expresspharma
July 23, 2020
The grant is one of only five projects supported in the UK by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBRSC) and will last eighteen months.
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'Prepare now for winter COVID-19 peak', says Academy of Medical Sciences
pharmatimes
July 15, 2020
Experts at the Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) are warning that the UK must prepare now for a potential new wave of coronavirus infections that could be worse than the first.
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Study indicates lockdown significantly reduced coronavirus
pharmatimes
July 15, 2020
The largest study to date examining rates of coronavirus infection in the general public has found that there was a significant reduction of the virus before lockdown restrictions were eased.
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New understanding of bacteria-eating cells could help us fight infection without antibiotics: Study
expresspharma
July 08, 2020
Research paves the way for the development of new treatments to help the immune system kill bacteria without antibiotics.