- Principal Lecturer, Microbiology and Biomedical Science Practice, Fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Science, University of Brighton
The first vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus is 83% effective.
Snails use their slime to help them move, stop them drying out and to scare off predators.
Ruam “flu tomat” mungkin disebabkan oleh berbagai penyebab yang berbeda, dan ini menyoroti nilai pengujian laboratorium yang akurat untuk virus.
Swabs from two children in the UK reveal the cause of the ‘mysterious illness’.
The public has been asked to cut back on socialising ahead of Christmas – but does this request go far enough?
The UK has outlined plans to top the immunity of the most vulnerable ahead of the winter.
Comparisons with flu are unhelpful – these diseases need to be treated differently.
Fears that the vaccine doesn’t work in older people appear unfounded.
Both vaccines appear to reduce the risk of developing COVID-19, and so could be approved later this year.
Promising vaccines such as Pfizer’s will play a role in ending the pandemic – but widespread immunity isn’t yet on the horizon.
Le temps hivernal nous incite à nous rassembler à l’intérieur, mais il semble que l’air froid et sec contribue également à la propagation des virus respiratoires.
Winter weather forces us to congregate inside but evidence suggests cold, dry air also helps spread respiratory viruses.
Control of an infectious disease through build-up of natural immunity has never been achieved before, and there’s no reason to believe COVID-19 is any different.
Tant Moderna que AstraZeneca ont utilisé leurs expériences antérieures ainsi que des conceptions de pointe pour réduire le temps de développement de leurs vaccins.
Both Moderna and AstraZeneca have used cutting-edge designs to reduce their vaccines’ development time.
Natural herd immunity is a myth.
Un vaccin contre les coronavirus implique un virus vivant ou un organisme porteur. Il nécessitera probablement plus d’une injection. Mais ce n’est pas une mauvaise chose.
Whether a coronavirus vaccine involves a live virus or a carrier organism, it will probably require more than one injection. But that’s not a bad thing.
Recently washed cups could be safer than single-use containers that could have been sitting around for ages.
A historical trail through its medicinal properties.
It’s not just measles you need to worry about.
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