Lilly released a statement on Thursday detailing the results of the study, although the company has yet to publish them in a peer-reviewed clinical journal. The firm said it plans to submit the results of the trial, which was overseen by an independent data and safety monitoring board, to a journal soon. … [Read more...] about What is Monoclonal Antibody Therapy? Eli Lilly Says Treatment Prevents COVID Infection
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Doctor Who Treated America’s First COVID Patient Reveals What It Was Like
The CDC report suggests that "community transmission had begun before detection of the first two non-travel–related U.S. cases, likely resulting from the importation of a single lineage of virus from China in late January or early February, followed by several importations from Europe." … [Read more...] about Doctor Who Treated America’s First COVID Patient Reveals What It Was Like
New UK Covid variant may be 30% more deadly, says PM
Gabriel Scally, visiting professor of public health at the University of Bristol, said the latest information emphasised the need to increase efforts to prevent the emergence of new variants both through reducing coronavirus cases and preventing new variants from entering the country. “We can’t go on having these variants coming at us like this, so we do need to do something stop them,” he said. … [Read more...] about New UK Covid variant may be 30% more deadly, says PM
Data on Covid infections in England suggests cautious approach best
Even in London, the east Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber, where positivity rates have dropped, modelling by the ONS team appears to tentatively suggest the decline may have recently slowed, although more time needs to pass to be sure. “Caution should be taken in overinterpreting any small movements in the latest trend,” the ONS team warns. … [Read more...] about Data on Covid infections in England suggests cautious approach best
Reasons why Covid variant could kill more people are uncertain
In fact, what this really tells us is just that we have got to use all the measures to control the virus that we know about already. There is no new way to deal with it. Increased lethality just means we have to try even harder not to catch it. Pillay points out that the first lockdown was more restrictive and better observed than the current one. There is more mobility, for one thing. … [Read more...] about Reasons why Covid variant could kill more people are uncertain
