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The coronavirus pandemic is still rapidly spreading across the globe, infecting more than 14.44 million people. With more than 188 countries and territories affected, scientists are racing to develop a vaccine against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). One of the forerunners in this vaccine…

MIAMI – Researchers at the University of Miami are searching for about a thousand healthy adult volunteers to participate in coronavirus vaccine trials in South Florida. Dr. Susanne Doblecki-Lewis, a University of Miami infectious disease expert, said one of the trials is with Cambridge-based biotechnology company Moderna and it starts at the end of this…

HARRISBURG — Last week, top officials for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — a $21 billion dollar health-care system with tremendous influence over public health policy — made a headline-grabbing claim about the ongoing rise of coronavirus cases in Allegheny County. In noting the new cases had not led to a major increase in…

'Its ability to help control the spread of the virus could be very useful for society.'Researchers from the University of Houston, in collaboration with others, have designed a “catch and kill” air filter that can trap the virus responsible for COVID-19, killing it instantly. (University of Houston)HOUSTON, Texas – Researchers from the University of Houston…

Researchers at the University of Houston claimed to have designed a special air filter that can trap the novel coronavirus and blast it with heat to kill the disease on contact.Dr. Zhifeng Ren, director of the Texas Center of Superconductivity at UH, is the brains behind the project, the Houston Chronicle reported.Ren worked with Medistar CEO Monzer…