Tag Archives: COVID19

Who should get the Covid-19 vaccine first? It’s way trickier than you might think

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech during a visit to the Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies’ Innovation Center, a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant where components for a potential coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine candidate are being developed, in Morrrisville, North Carolina, U.S., July 27, 2020. Carlos Barria | Reuters The hunt is on for a vaccine for Covid-19,… Read More: Who should get the Covid-19 vaccine first? It’s way trickier… »

NT woman tests positive for COVID-19

A woman in the Northern Territory has recorded a positive COVID-19 test the day after arriving on a flight from Melbourne. She is the partner of a Darwin man who tested positive on Friday, with the couple now under the care of the local health services. The case takes the total number of COVID-19 infections… Read More: NT woman tests positive for COVID-19 »

SA paramedic tests positive for COVID-19

A South Australian paramedic who went to Victoria to help test people for coronavirus has herself tested positive for the infection. The woman in her 20s volunteered to help with testing operations in Melbourne associated with the current surge in cases there. She returned to Adelaide on Wednesday and is now in isolation along with… Read More: SA paramedic tests positive for COVID-19 »

One day of COVID-19 drug & vaccine news provides cautious reminders

July 21, 2020 Posted By Categories Gary Schwitzer is the founder of HealthNewsReview.org and has been its publisher for 14 years. He has been a health care journalist for 47 years. He tweets as @garyschwitzer or as @HealthNewsRevu. Before I even turned on my computer yesterday, the BBC had blared this headline about a trial… Read More: One day of COVID-19 drug & vaccine news provides cautious… »