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A coronavirus vaccine may arrive next year. ‘Herd immunity’ will take longer.

Anthony Fauci, the foremost infectious diseases expert in the U.S., has said a coronavirus vaccine could be available within 12 to 18 months. His timeline isn’t just ambitious; it’s unprecedented speed for a vaccine, which typically take many years of testing to make it to market. The challenges are many. Any vaccine available at such… Read More »

Does coronavirus cause deadly blood clots too?

Does coronavirus cause deadly blood clots too? Doctors report rise in COVID-19 patients dying of heart attacks and pulmonary embolisms despite being put on blood thinners Between 20 and 40% of coronavirus patients at Emory University are developing blood clots, doctors there have said  Coronavirus’s protein spike may let it attach to blood vessels and… Read More »

Coronavirus symptoms: Experiencing this repeated sensation with chills is a new sign

Muscle pain and new loss of taste or smell are among the six new COVID-19 symptoms which the CDC have added to its official list. On Sunday, four other symptoms were added to the list which include repeated shaking with chills, headaches and sore throat. The symptoms are known to appear two to fourteen days… Read More »

Covid-19 latest: Wuhan discharges outbreak’s last coronavirus patient

By Sam Wong , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Construction workers on the site of the Wuhan Greenland Center on 24 April 2020.STR/AFP via Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 27 April All covid-19 patients discharged from Wuhan hospitals Wuhan, where the coronavirus pandemic began, has discharged the… Read More »