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2nd study testing a COVID-19 antibody drug has a setback

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Why Autopsies Are Proving Crucial During Covid-19

New CDC study shows how rapidly COV-10 can spread in a household

Slovakia to test all adults for SARS-CoV-2

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Remsdesvir: Some experts troubled about FDA approval for COVID-19 treatment

The United States reached a milestone, of sorts, when last week the Food and Drug Administration approved the first treatment for Covid-19.

The drug is called Veklury, although most people know it by its scientific name, remdesivir.

On Wednesday, its manufacturer, Gilead Sciences, said that remdesivir, which has been authorized for emergency use since the spring, had brought in $873 million in revenues so far this year and that it was the company’s second-best-selling drug in the third quarter, behind its H.I.V. drug, Biktarvy.

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New research shows that Covid-19 antibodies can neutralize the virus and last up to five months

There’s encouraging news about antibodies in a new paper published in the journal Science from researchers at New York City’s Mount Sinai Hospital. In their study of the antibody responses of patients with either mild or moderate Covid-19, antibody levels appeared to stay relatively stable for at least five months, and their presence was correlated with the inactivation of the virus.

Antibodies are molecules pumped out by the immune system in response to infection, and they have a role in preventing future infections, though exactly how they function within the context of Covid-19 isn’t clear yet. Scientists are urgently trying to figure out whether the presence of antibodies actually means a person is protected from future infection as well as how long antibodies last in the body. Knowing this is crucial, especially for vaccine development.

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Taiwan just went 200 days without a locally transmitted Covid-19 case. Here's how they did it

Europe Overview: facing new round of shutdowns amid virus surge

EU: WHO should have more power to investigate outbreaks

With election looming, U.S. faces record surge of coronavirus cases

Global coronavirus cases rise by single-day record of half a million

Activists urge 'Big Pharma' to be transparent on COVID-19 vaccine costs

GENEVA (Reuters) - Activists called on pharmaceutical companies on Thursday to be transparent about the costs and terms of providing COVID-19 vaccines, saying they must be available and affordable for all.

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New polio vaccine poised to get emergency WHO approval

A vaccine against a type of polio that is spreading in the Southern Hemisphere is expected to receive emergency approval before the end of the year. If it does, it will be the first time the World Health Organization has steered an unlicensed vaccine or drug through its emergency listing process.

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Sewage testing shows a country flush with coronavirus cases

(CNN) When Rosa Inchausti and her colleagues started testing wastewater in Tempe, Arizona, it was 2018 and they were not looking for coronavirus. They were tracking the opioid epidemic.

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Immunity to coronavirus lingers for months, new study finds

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