The Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech treatments involve inserting a special code, called mRNA, designed to develop an immune response.
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Moderna, others submit vaccine to the FDA for approval
Both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech treatments involve inserting special code called mRNA into the body designed to developing immunity.
Coronavirus vaccine from Oxford shows promising results in final trials
According to the medical journal The Lancet, the vaccine showed dual immune action by increasing protective neutralizing antibodies and immune T-cells.
FDA approves Remdesivir as a treatment against coronavirus
After failing recently at smaller scale trials, remdesivir has had a resurgence as a promising treatment against the novel coronavirus COVID-19.
US investigates if virus came from Chinese lab, WHO says it didn’t
The Washington Post reported US officials had recently warned about risky research on coronavirus from bats at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Miami-Dade declares health emergency, Mayor Suarez tests positive
The emergency declaration allows the local government to react faster to any potential issues derived from the spread of the virus in South Florida.
Woman flying from Italy is one of two COVID-19 cases in Florida
At a press conference on Monday, Scott Rivkees, Florida’s top public health official said that the woman was being isolated from the general public.
Florida declares emergency after two coronavirus cases emerge
As a result of these two initial cases, a coronavirus Incident Management Team has been set up to receive daily updates from CDC.
Is Miami-Dade ready to cope with a wide-spread epidemic?
Large population groups in a restricted area, such as what exists in South Florida, can provide the perfect conditions for different epidemics.
Which Contagious Diseases Are The Deadliest?
HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis are some of the deadliest contagious diseases in the world. They kill each year almost 3 million people.