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Mosquito pool in Alliston tests positive for West Nile virus
The virus is a disease that is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. SCMAC will continue to monitor mosquito-borne virus activity through the end of Sep...
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As well, one person who lives outside of Saskatchewan has tested positive in the province. There are 252 active cases across the province. Nine people are recei...
CoV-2 may not be targeting taste bud cells
Based on the finding, the scientists said fighting off a common cold coronavirus could teach the T cell compartment to recognise some parts of SARS-CoV-2 as w...
Moderna to charge $32 to $37 a dose for its COVID vaccine
Moderna will provide its mRNA-1273 vaccine candidate. For the initial stage of phase 3 clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine, Indonesia received 2,400 doses...
US Secures Johnson & Johnson Coronavirus Vaccine Deal
The agreement builds on prior HHS investments totaling $456M to support Johnson & Johnson's vaccine development initiatives. Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains...
COVID app a help even in limited use: Tam
For the long term, there may be planning for the next two to three years and a vaccine could play a role in that. Dr. Tam said that it's not known yet how eff...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Tests Positive For Coronavirus
The COVID-19 positive test rate in these states is 15 percent or higher. The severity of conditions of the 91 infected was not disclosed by the state. I just ...
Blackburn with Darwen council launches local coronavirus contact tracing scheme
A NEW test and trace system is being developed specifically for Blackburn after failures in the national system to reach contacts of coronavirus cases. Prime ...
CDC: People Are Dying From Drinking Hand Sanitizer
The agency detailed 15 cases of methanol poisoning in its weekly report, including four patients who remain hospitalized and three who were released with perman...
CDC - Prepare for 2020 outbreak of polio-like illness in children
In most cases, there is a preceding episode of fever, respiratory tract infection for a few days. It's hoped that social distancing measures put in place to c...
U.S. signs $1 billion vaccine deal with Johnson & Johnson
That was almost twice as much as the $19.50-per-dose price Pfizer and partner BioNTech have agreed to offer the US government for 100 million doses of their...
What is a tick-borne virus
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New obesity guidelines focus on root causes, bias against overweight patients
The comprehensive guideline, developed by Obesity Canada and the Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons, is based on the latest evidence, whi...
United States announces clinical trial of antibody treatment for COVID-19
The new study in nursing homes is a final stage, or Phase 3, trial meant to generate data to support obtaining regulatory approval. LY-CoV555, the lead anti...
COVID-19 Hospitalizations Remain Stable in Minnesota
As of Monday, 302 patients were in the hospital for COVID-19, with 153 in intensive care. Both numbers are below their daily highs in late May in Minnesota, but...
Facebook removes post by Donald Trump containing Covid-19 misinformation
The clip was from an interview the president gave to Fox News earlier on Wednesday in which he said children were "almost immune" to COVID-19. " My view is th...
Dawson County Board of Education discusses back to school plans, grant award
According to district officials, students receive a combination of in-person and distance learning. Student's in those grade levels whose last name are A-K (Blu...
Coronavirus: ONS figures show deaths in Wales have fallen to March levels
There have been 21,981 deaths recorded from all causes since the start of the year in Wales, 10.2% more than the five-year average. Excess deaths are the ...
Common cold infection may train the body to recognise novel coronavirus
New York, Aug 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Contrary to the previous findings, which stated that the novel coronavirus directly targets taste buds cells in Covid-19 pati...
Abe to attend Hiroshima, Nagasaki ceremonies
At a time when tensions between some world powers have heightened over the origin of the virus and geopolitical rivalries in the face of the global economic slo...
Sanofi charged with manslaughter over birth defects linked to epilepsy drug
It is already being prosecuted in France for allegedly providing misleading information about the drug. Sanofi said it has filed a legal challenge to the indi...
Moderna prices potential COVID-19 vaccine at $32-$37 per dose
The company also uses the Amazon Redshift data warehouse service to aggregate the results of its experiments to aid in its vaccine designs. As the race to dev...
CDC says some sickened after swallowing hand sanitizer
Most hand sanitizers contain ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, and although risky if ingested is safe to use to keep your hands clean. The FDA said in an update last...
Ontario confirms 86 new cases of COVID-19
In a tweet, Minister of Health Christine Elliott said Ontario continues to see a "persistent decline in the number of active cases in the province". No new de...
This year’s first human case of EEE detected in Plymouth County
It was an under 18 Plymouth County boy who contracted the virus by a mosquito bite. Due to the positive test, the risk level for EEE has been raised to critic...
‘Game changer’: New 90-minute coronavirus tests to be rolled out
The British government says it will begin issuing coronavirus tests that give results within 90 minutes and can tell whether someone has COVID-19 or another...
Pubs and restaurants in Aberdeen ordered to close as local lockdown imposed
Residents can not travel more than five miles from their homes if they are in the affected area. "The latest Government advice for Aberdeen City is that peopl...
No New COVID-19 Cases In Clare; 50 New Cases Nationally
On July 27, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment changed the way it defined the number of people in the state who had been tested for COVID-19, KDHE ...
Chicago Public Schools to begin school year with fully remote classes
The nation's third-largest public school system is set to begin its fall semester remotely September 8. But a Gallup poll taken July 13-27, revealed that on...
Embryos could be susceptible to COVID-19
Questions concerning the potential effects on fetal health and successful pregnancy for those infected with SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19 disease, remain ...
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