POLITICO | Playbook Interview with Bill Gates
"[Monoclonal Antibodies] could be effective at 70-80% at the high-end." - 16:50 Reprinted for educational purposes and social benefit, not for profit.
October 2020
STAT | Covid-19 vaccine trials from AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson to restart
Two major studies of vaccines against Covid-19, both paused because of potential safety concerns, are set to restart, the companies running them said Friday. By MATTHEW HERPER OCTOBER 23, 2020 [...]
LINKS | SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Tests
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DAILY MAIL | At last! NHS workers are ‘set to get a vaccine in weeks’ as the Government accelerates timetable for a mass roll-out before Christmas – while ministers introduce new laws to bypass EU approval for jab
Email sent by an NHS Trust chief to his staff, seen by The Mail on Sunday, reveals Health Service is preparing for a national vaccination programme before Christmas In memo [...]
DAILY MAIL | Has Covid killed off the flu? Experts pose the intriguing question as influenza cases nosedive by 98% across the globe
Many feared 'twin-demic' of flu, which kills thousands, and Covid-19 this winter Thirty million people - 20 per cent more than normal - now eligible for the flu jab 'Surveillance' [...]
CELL | Identification of required host factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection in human cells
https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1320105387064918016?s=20 Highlights • Genome-wide CRISPR knockout screen identifies host factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection • Top-ranked genes include vacuolar ATPases, Retromer, Commander and Arp2/3 complex • Validation using CRISPR knockout, RNA [...]
LOCKDOWN! | WALES | 17 DAYS | PUBS CLOSE! | ESTIMATED COST: £500,000,000
Wales has entered a national 17-day lockdown in an effort to slow the rise of Covid cases and hospital admissions. Source: BBC News Reprinted for educational purposes and social benefit, [...]
EASY TO UNDERSTAND | WEAR A MASK. SAVE LIVES. | The “Swiss Cheese” Defense of Pandemic
Mask not what your country. can do for you. Mask is what you can do for your country.— Dan Rather (@DanRather) October 24, 2020 To stay safe during the pandemic... [...]
THE NEW YORK TIMES | Opinion | America and the Virus: ‘A Colossal Failure of Leadership’
In its destruction of American lives, treasure and well-being, this pandemic marks the greatest failure of U.S. governance since Vietnam. Source: The New York Times By Nicholas Kristof Reprinted for [...]
ADE | Antibody-dependent enhancement of infection for SARS-CoV-2 | LINKS [378 References]
FIVE IMPORTANT LINKS [378 References] JUNE 5. Implications of antibody-dependent enhancement of infection for SARS-CoV-2 countermeasures - Nature Biotechnology [66 Refs] Link: Download PDF JULY 6. Evaluating Use Cases for [...]
