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First viral human challenge study

Deliberately infecting volunteers with COVID. Closely followed by the laters thinking on herd immunity A vaccine candidate that has proven to be safe in initial trials Carefully selected healthy adult volunteers, 90 people,18 – 30 Exposed to the virus in a safe and…

Pandemic, US Update

US Kamala Harris, tested negative, abundance of caution US Current cases Cases, + 59,731 = 7, 894, 768 Cases per 100,000 = 2,386 + 53,120 per day, over past 7 days Representing a 23% increase over past 2 weeks Deaths,…

COVID-19 and Zinc

President Trump taking zinc (WSJ) Low zinc levels at clinical admission associates with poor outcomes in COVID-19, (11th October) Zinc balances immune responses and also has a proven direct antiviral action against some viruses. Zinc deficiency (ZD) is a common…