The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus
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'For the first time in history, the disease can now be cured, raising hopes of eradicating HCV from the world population'
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New vaccines may not be right for some cancer patients; solid sewage beats wastewater for tracking virus
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Even though marijuana is still illegal for people under 21, evidence is emerging that decriminalization is increasing the number of kids who consume weed illegally
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Five key genes are linked with the most severe form of COVID-19, scientists said , and also pointed to several existing drugs that could be repurposed to treat people who risk getting critically ill with the pandemic disease
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The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus
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The US Congress approved an $892 billion coronavirus aid package to shore up the pandemic-battered economy
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New variants, or strains, of the virus that causes COVID-19 have been seen almost since it was first detected in China nearly a year ago
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The nine new local coronavirus infections cases are connected to a shrimp market in Samut Sakhon province, near Bangkok, where four infections were reported on Friday, officials told a briefing
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National surveys in the European region showed a third or more of adults, one in two young people (18 to 29-year-olds) and up to 20% of health care workers were already subject to anxiety and depression because of the pandemic
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With the virus resurgent in Europe, Germany closed non-essential shops and schools, swathes of England came under tighter curbs, and Denmark extended its restrictions
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The following table lists the top 50 countries by the number of reported cases
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People are expected to get some level of protection within a couple of weeks after the first shot. But full protection may not happen until a couple weeks after the second shot
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The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus
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The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus
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Every year experts mark the month of November to tackle the problem profoundly and address new ways of limiting the complications before they become inevitable
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Some calculate that immunising just two-thirds of a population could halt the pandemic disease and help protect whole communities or nations. Some experts say such expectations are misplaced.
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Cervical cancer, the fourth most common cancer among women globally, is a preventable disease but strikes at least 570,000 each year and kills 311,000, the UN agency said
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Many COVID-19 survivors are likely to be at greater risk of developing mental illness, psychiatrists said, after a study found 20% of those infected with the coronavirus are diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder within 90 days.
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This week has seen a flurry of good news from COVID-19 vaccine developers, with Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE trumpeting early data indicating their mRNA candidate is more than 90% effective
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