coronavirus
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Volunteer in Brazil Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Dies of Covid-19, Unclear If They Received Placebo
A 28-year-old Brazilian resident participating in a covid-19 vaccine trial run by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford has died of complications related to the coronavirus, a local media outlet reported Wednesday. Health officials and those leading the study have not confirmed whether the volunteer had received the experimental vaccine or a placebo prior to…
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New CDC Study Shows How Covid-19 Is Deadlier Than the Flu
A new report fresh from the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention highlights the stark difference between covid-19 and the seasonal flu. For hospitalised patients, the report found, the risk of serious complications like pneumonia and shock was significantly higher from covid-19 than from the flu. People hospitalised with covid-19 were over five times…
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Twitter Removes Tweet from Trump Covid-19 Advisor Who Is Somehow Still Guzzling Anti-Mask Juice
Twitter has struck down yet another post from the Trump team for violating its policies on misinformation because, yes, these idiots are still peddling their drivel about how face masks don’t work. Yes, even after President Donald Trump himself contracted covid-19, most likely at a superspreader event on the White House lawn where many attendees…
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International WHO Trial Finds No Benefit for Remdesivir, Other Drugs in Treating Covid-19
The results of a large treatment trial for hospitalised covid-19 patients funded by the World Health Organisation offer little good news. The international research found no evidence that several treatments, including the promising antiviral drug remdesivir, had any real effect on patients’ odds of survival or other outcomes.