Scientists on Wednesday announced they are now hopeful of a successful Covid-19 vaccine after volunteers showed signs of immunity in separate trials. The trials conducted in the UK and the US have shown positive results with scientists now hopeful that the vaccine could end the virus that has killed hundreds of thousands worldwide. The UK team of scientists from Oxford University, focused …
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has made a dramatic U-Turn on its claims that it is rare for asymptomatic Coronavirus patients to spread the virus after Harvard University scientists criticized the agency for creating confusion. During a news conference on Monday, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit said the transmission of Coronavirus by an asymptomatic patient is now very rare. In her words, she said: “From the data we have, it still …
Scientists have dismissed claims that ‘mega doses’ of vitamin D can protect or prevent against the novel Coronavirus. However, they have emphasised the importance of maintaining a healthy level of vitamin D in the body. The dismissal by the scientists comes after some online articles claimed that large doses of the vitamin can act as a protective measure against the virus, a claim that has prompted an urgent need to inform the public. Professor Colin Smith, from …