Max Nisen

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Why Moderna vaccine is a huge achievement against COVID

The ability to rapidly produce coronavirus vaccines means many more lives can be saved

Moderna said its own vaccine was 94.5 percent effective, according to a preliminary analysis.

Is Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine going to work?

Secondary measures like antibody levels do not confirm that the vaccine is effective

Russia on Tuesday, Aug. 11 became the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine for use in tens of thousands of its citizens despite international skepticism

To fight COVID-19, get a flu shot

To minimise second wave until there is a vaccine, we must boost rate of flu vaccination

A flu shot is never perfectly protective — and its efficacy varies year to year — but it consistently reduces the severity of flu infections, and thus hospitalisation

Masks are here to stay, even after COVID-19 goes away

Wearing a mask is a simple and effective way to prevent and contain spread of infection

People wearing protective face masks arrive to watch the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft from the Kennedy Space Centre, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US on May 30, 2020.

Some good news in fight against coronavirus

Emergency approval of a new and faster test is a positive, but more tools are needed

A lab technician Northwell Labs begins semi-automated testing for COVID-19 at Northwell Health Labs on March 11, 2020 in Lake Success, New York. An emergency use authorization to the FDA allows Northwell to move from manual testing to semi-automated. Andrew Theodorakis/Getty Images/AFP

A decade of drug breakthroughs

Building on advances will lead to more effective medicines, probably at steeper prices

AFP

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