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Bill Gates: Coronavirus vaccine coming sooner than later

Posted on May 19, 2020
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U.S. billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates, said a vaccine for the rampaging COVID-19 disease may come between 18-24 months. He said on NBC Today Show on Friday that there is evidence that this timeline may come to pass. According to the Microsoft co-founder, usually a vaccine takes over five years....Read more

Unilorin set to make coronavirus vaccine research breakthrough

Posted on May 19, 2020
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The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) says it will soon produce a vaccine for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The institution said this in a Bulletin issued on Monday that a team of medical experts and scientists led by a Professor of Medical Virology, Prof. Mathew Kolawole, is working on the project. It stated...Read more

Fresh, strange facts about coronavirus

Posted on May 19, 2020
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Scientists around the world are building up their knowledge about the coronavirus, as they frantically search for a cure and vaccine. The virus, first reported in Wuhan, China last December, has killed over 300,000 people worldwide. It has also infected over 4.5million people. Everyday, scientists build up a dossier on...Read more

US: Sunlight can kill coronavirus within minutes

Posted on May 19, 2020
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The United States Department of Homeland Security has revealed that sunlight could kill the coronavirus within minutes. New research from the DHS Science and Technology directorate found that high humidity, temperatures, and sunlight kills the virus in saliva droplets on non-porous surfaces and in the air. According to DHS Science...Read more

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine shows promise in early results

Posted on May 19, 2020
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The vaccine seems safe and able to prompt the body to produce antibodies against the coronavirus at levels comparable to a natural infection. The biotech company Moderna announced Monday (May 18) that their experimental coronavirus vaccine showed promising results in an early trial, known as a phase I study. After...Read more

Antibody that inhibits the new coronavirus discovered in patient who had SARS 17 years ago

Posted on May 19, 2020
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Blood samples from the patient, who had SARS in 2003, contained an antibody that appeared to block the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. A person who had severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) 17 years ago could help scientists in the search for therapies to fight the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, according to a new...Read more