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HOUSTON – Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.The secrecy surrounding executions could hinder efforts by a group of medical professionals who are asking the nation’s death penalty states for medications used in lethal injections so that they can go to coronavirus patients who are on…

The measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine could protect people from severe COVID-19, according to scientists. Researchers at the University of Cambridge said the jab could protect people because the rubella virus has a similar structure to SARS-CoV-2.They pointed out that middle-aged and older people are less likely to have had the jabs, which came out…

Share on PinterestNew research indicates that an existing antiparasitic drug may efficiently fight the new coronavirus.As the race toward an efficient treatment for coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) continues, researchers are experimenting with new and old drugs alike.A study paper recently published in the journal Antiviral Research indicates that investigators from the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference…

A leading professor has warned that the United Kingdom could face up to six waves of the Chinese coronavirus while calling on the government to adopt contact tracing of citizens to reduce the impact of the pandemic. Professor Anthony Costello, of University College London’s Institute for Global Health, told MPs that Britain will likely see…

Share on PinterestSome level of physical distancing may be needed even next year. Getty ImagesAs the country comes out of lockdown, there will likely be a resurgence of SARS-CoV-2 infections. So, some level of physical distancing will be needed well into the future.Because of the risk that infections will spike again, intermittent physical distancing may…