Hopes of getting a Covid-19 vaccine were boosted again today after an experimental Chinese jab was found to be safe and produce an immune response. Every volunteer given a double-dose of state-owned firm Sinopharm’s vaccine made antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes Covid-19. In theory, this would protect them from catching the virus again … Read more
Playing among forests and parklands — rather in than concrete and gravel yards — helps children to foster a stronger immune system, a study has concluded. Previous studies have proposed that city-dwellers may be at a greater risk of immune-mediated diseases thanks to a lack of exposure to diverse microbiota. This fails to challenge the … Read more
President Donald Trump called the coronavirus pandemic a ‘lovefest’ and proclaimed that he was newly ‘immune,’ threatening to kiss members of his Florida rally crowd. ‘One thing with me, the nice part: I went through it, now they say I’m immune,’ Trump said Monday night at the Orlando Sanford International Airport. ‘I feel so powerful, I’ll … Read more
Donald Trump said Sunday that he is cured of COVID-19 just over one week after diagnosis as he claims he is now ‘immune’ from the virus. ‘Once you recover, you’re immune,’ Trump told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on ‘Sunday Morning Futures’ in a phone interview. ‘Now you have a president that’s immune.’ Moments after the … Read more
At a rally days before the first Presidential debate, Donald Trump delighted supporters by ridiculing his opponent Joe Biden for wearing a face mask in public: ‘What the hell did he spend all that money on the plastic surgery if he’s going to cover it up?’ Earlier, the President said of the Democrats’ candidate: ‘Every … Read more
How a cold could help ward off Covid-19: Rhinovirus can jump-start body’s antiviral defences and equip immune system to ward off other illness, scientists say Suffering from a common could could provide protection against coronavirus Experts at Yale University found rhinovirus jump-starts our antiviral defences They are now investigating whether it can do the same against … Read more
HALF of Americans could have some protection against COVID-19: Studies find many people have immune T cells to other coronaviruses that respond to the new virus A study of donated blood in the US found that half of samples had immune T cells that reacted to SARS-CoV-2 Similarly high rates were found in smaller studies … Read more
Children who have previously caught the common cold have coronavirus antibodies that prevent them from developing the hyper-inflammatory condition called MIS-C, new research suggests. The rare disease is caused by infection with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the same pathogen responsible for the current COVID-19 pandemic. Research has found the condition, known as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in … Read more
Hope for a universal flu vaccine? Scientists discover which immune cells a shot MUST target to provide ‘long-lasting’ protection Flu shots are only about 40 to 60 percent effective in any given year Scientists think prior exposures to flu strains or vaccines trigger a partial response to vaccines, weakening a shot’s protection against new strains … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Facebook REMOVES post by President Trump for violating company’s ‘harmful COVID-19 misinformation’ policy after he falsely claimed children are ‘almost immune’ to coronavirus By Luke Kenton For Dailymail.com Published: 01:21 BST, 6 August 2020 | Updated: 01:36 BST, 6 August 2020 For the first time, Facebook took down a video post from Donald … Read more