Physicians provide first comprehensive review of COVID-19’s effects beyond the lungs

Boston, Mass. – In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the disease was characterized by many as a flu-like respiratory infection mainly affecting the lungs. Now, physicians recognize that the coronavirus can impact organs throughout the body. In a collaboration among physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Columbia University Irving Medical…

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COVID-19 replicating RNA vaccine has robust response in nonhuman primates

A replicating RNA vaccine, formulated with a lipid-based nanoparticle emulsion that goes by the acronym LION, produces antibodies against the COVID-19 coronavirus in mice and primates with a single immunization. These antibodies potently neutralize the virus. The effects occurred within two weeks after administration through injection into a muscle. The level of antibodies generated was…

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Trump Administration Aims to Block New Funding for Coronavirus Testing and Tracing

Here’s what you need to know: ImageMembers of the Wisconsin National Guard organizing tests for the coronavirus in Milwaukee on Friday.Credit…Joshua Lott for The New York Times The White House pushes to eliminate billions from a relief proposal drafted by Senate Republicans. The Trump administration has balked at providing billions of dollars to fund coronavirus…

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