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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Biotechnology / Money / Prevention / Treatment / Viruses

April 30, 2020

COVID-19: It’s Remdesivir, Stupid! Coronavirus’ New “Standard of Care,” Lessons From HIV’s AZT, and Oxford University’s Risky Bet on a SARS-COV-2 Vaccine this Fall.

Yesterday, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci announced that preliminary data from a highly powered (1090+ individuals) randomized placebo control trial (Adaptive Covirus Disease Treatment Trial, ACCT-1) of Gilead’s...

Biotechnology / Money / Prevention

April 12, 2020

COVID-19: The Race to a Vaccine and the Impending Ethical Challenges

Vaccines prevent diseases and despite recent anti-vaccination sentiments, coronavirus-scared humans are craving for them. Vaccines prep our immune system before infection. In herd immunity, many vaccinated people don’t contract the disease, while disease survivors...