NEW YORK — Pfizer and German company BioNTech announced on Monday, November 9, that their coronavirus vaccine is more than 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 in those who have not previously been infected with the virus. Reuters reports that…
CHICAGO — U.S. biotech firm Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine has successfully triggered an immune response in all volunteers against COVID-19 during preliminary testing, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine. SOURCES: The New England Journal of Medicine,…
BALTIMORE — Gilead’s remdesivir is an antiviral and a nucleoside analogue, or a chemical compound that is structurally similar to naturally occurring nucleosides. During replication, remdesivir could trick the polymerase into mistaking the antiviral drug, which resembles adenosine, for the…
LISBON, PORTUGAL — The 61-year-old ‘Like a Virgin’ singer says she wants to breathe in ‘COVID-19 air’ because she has the antibodies to protect her from contracting the disease. SOURCES: Instagram, Independent TomoNews is your best source for real news.…
