Coronavirus update: China to begin trials of nasal spray vaccine; Fauci warns on 2nd wave
deploying a nasal spray inoculation that has been approved to begin Phase 1 clinical trials in November.” data-reactid=”16″>China, one of the worldwide leaders in the race to produce an effective COVID-19 vaccine, is deploying a nasal spray inoculation that has been approved to begin Phase 1 clinical trials in November.
has been particularly aggressive on the vaccine front, and is already delivering vaccines to the general population prior to completion of clinical trials. Russia is also doing the same.” data-reactid=”17″>The trial is recruiting 100 individuals to participate, and joins the growing number of Chinese inoculation candidates already in queue. Beijing has been particularly aggressive on the vaccine front, and is already delivering vaccines to the general population prior to completion of clinical trials. Russia is also doing the same.
With the ongoing global pandemic claiming more than 900,000 lives and infecting more than 28 million, nations are locked in a race to prove the strength of their biotech sectors. They are identifying multiple avenues to a successful coronavirus vaccine in record time — simultaneously ratcheting up geopolitical rivalries and putting intense pressure on the companies at the forefront of the effort.
Different delivery formats are also need in the U.S. In late August, Operation Warp Speed officials told reporters the door is not closed on funding additional vaccine candidates, and that different technologies as well as different delivery methods are on the table.
not available in the U.S., an oral polio vaccine is used in some parts of the world, for example.” data-reactid=”24″>While most vaccines are injectable, there are others that exist in different methods. While not available in the U.S., an oral polio vaccine is used in some parts of the world, for example.
some flu vaccines can be delivered through a nasal spray— an important precedent as experts warn the coronavirus could be require seasonal shots. However, Dr. Dara Kass, a physician and Yahoo medical contributor, told Yahoo Finance on Friday that nasal sprays are generally not as effective as other means of delivery.” data-reactid=”25″>And some flu vaccines can be delivered through a nasal spray— an important precedent as experts warn the coronavirus could be require seasonal shots. However, Dr. Dara Kass, a physician and Yahoo medical contributor, told Yahoo Finance on Friday that nasal sprays are generally not as effective as other means of delivery.
Fauci warns about rest of the year
highlights the risk associated with indoor dining.” data-reactid=”38″>The loosening of restrictions across the U.S., including New York City’s latest push to reopen indoor dining at the end of the month, underscore how new infections appear to be leveling off. Yet as fears rise over the flu season converging with a second wave, a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlights the risk associated with indoor dining.
warned against repeating mistakes made at the start of the pandemic, as the country enters the fall, and as certain parts of the country continue to struggle to contain the virus.” data-reactid=”39″>At a Harvard University event Thursday, Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, warned against repeating mistakes made at the start of the pandemic, as the country enters the fall, and as certain parts of the country continue to struggle to contain the virus.
Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he was depressed by the country’s current trajectory, and inability to curb the first wave.
“I keep looking at that curve [of reported cases], and I get more depressed and more depressed about the fact that we never really get down to the baseline that I’d like,” he said.
commented on the most recent campaign rally for President Donald Trump, where many were packed together.” data-reactid=”42″>The U.S.’s helter-skelter response has fanned criticism about activities involving large groups, especially with the election season heading into the home stretch. National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins commented on the most recent campaign rally for President Donald Trump, where many were packed together.
Collins told CNN he was puzzled and disheartened by the actions of the some of the attendees, and that it didn’t make sense.
“Imagine you were an alien who landed on planet Earth and you saw that our planet was afflicted by an infectious disease and that masks were an effective way to prevent the spread,” Collins said.
“And yet when you went around you saw some people not wearing them, and some people wearing them, and you tried to figure out why, and it turned out it was their political party. And you would scratch your head and think this is just not a planet that has much promise for the future,” he added.
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