Is the C-19 vaccine market a solution to HIV?

Is the C-19 vaccine market a solution to HIV?

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Horseshoe crab blood is key to making a Covid-19 vaccine – but the ecosystem may suffer

Horseshoe crab blood is key to making a Covid-19 vaccine – but the ecosystem may suffer

In 2016 a synthetic alternative (rFC) to horseshoe crab blood, used in bacterial infection detection for injectable procedures, was licensed. And yet horseshoe crabs are both threatened with extinction and in line for preservation due to Covid-19 and its...

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Will virtual trial models provide the Covid-19 vaccine faster?

Will virtual trial models provide the Covid-19 vaccine faster?

Covid-19 has given us a glimpse into the long and costly process of drug development. While health experts are speculating on a covid-19 vaccine by 2021, the reality is that the drug development process can take about 10-15 years...

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Could your facemask kill Coronavirus with electricity?

Could your facemask kill Coronavirus with electricity?

At the moment there isn't any underlying evidence as to whether or not a face mask could kill the Covid-19 virus using electricity as indicated in the story on 5th June 2020 in Popular Mechanics (which we summarise below),...

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Will the FDA speed up the approval of new drugs?

Will the FDA speed up the approval of new drugs?

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA - US healthcare regulator) will endeavour to review many drugs applications in the next year in relation to coronavirus, but concerns are emerging that if the FDA follows its old ways it will...

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