May 22, 2020 | 3:15pm | Updated May 22, 2020 | 3:36pm The first COVID-19 vaccine to reach clinical trials in humans was determined to be both safe and generate an immune response against the virus — a “milestone” in the battle to defeat the deadly bug, a new study found. A single dose of…
An engineer shows a plastic model of the Covid-19 coronavirus at the Quality Control Laboratory at the Sinovac Biotech facilities in Beijing.Nicolas Asfouri | AFP | Getty ImagesA potential coronavirus vaccine developed in China appeared to provoke neutralizing antibodies in dozens of patients in an early-stage clinical trial, an important step in developing a vaccine…
Some recent news items offer clues as to how investors will respond when the FDA approves a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. Many experts think that until an effective vaccine for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is developed and widely deployed, the U.S. economy won't be able to truly return to normalcy. They're probably right. While air travel passenger volume…
From Bill Gates to Angela Merkel, experts and political leaders think the only way to return to normal after the pandemic is to develop a vaccine and immunize billions of people against coronavirus. But as the world races to develop a coronavirus vaccine, policymakers may struggle to convince people to get immunized. Genuine fears about debunked…
The company said its preliminary test in 8 healthy volunteers was safe. It is on an accelerated timetable to begin a larger human trial soon.Moderna headquarters in Cambridge, Mass.Credit...Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesMay 18, 2020Updated 10:49 a.m. ETThe first coronavirus vaccine to be tested in people appears to be safe and able to stimulate an immune response…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…