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Covid-19 may make men STERILE, Russia’s Health Ministry warns

Posted on July 1, 2020July 1, 2020By Editor

Covid-19 infection leads to a drastic reduction in the quality of sperm and can make men infertile, the Russian Health Ministry has said citing data compiled by medical workers in the world’s largest country. … Read More >Covid-19 may make men STERILE, Russia’s Health Ministry warns

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US drug maker says its coronavirus medication will cost up to $5,700 per treatment

Posted on June 30, 2020June 30, 2020By Editor

Gilead Sciences announced pricing plans for its coronavirus-fighting drug remdesivir. It will charge the US government and other developed countries $390 per vial, or about $2,340 for a typical five-day course of treatment. … Read More >US drug maker says its coronavirus medication will cost up to $5,700 per treatment

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Russia sees opportunity to export Covid-19 vaccines, tests & antiviral medications – health minister

Posted on June 30, 2020June 30, 2020By Editor

Just a few days after one of Russia’s top scientists expressed high hopes that Moscow is close to developing a working coronavirus vaccine, the country’s health minister is already thinking about how to distribute it globally. … Read More >Russia sees opportunity to export Covid-19 vaccines, tests & antiviral medications – health minister

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Coronavirus makes infected cells sprout ‘sinister’ tentacles to quickly travel inside the body, new study claims

Posted on June 29, 2020June 29, 2020By Editor

Coronavirus transforms the infected cells in a highly unusual manner, forcing them to grow long, protruding branches, which penetrate multiple healthy cells at once, a new study has found. … Read More >Coronavirus makes infected cells sprout ‘sinister’ tentacles to quickly travel inside the body, new study claims

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Russia to prepare 70 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine, lead scientist hopes it will provide immunity for more than 2 years

Posted on June 24, 2020June 24, 2020By Editor

Russia’s homegrown Covid-19 vaccine will create immunity for more than two years, according to the director of Moscow’s Gamalei Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, which developed the drug with the Ministry of Defense. … Read More >Russia to prepare 70 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine, lead scientist hopes it will provide immunity for more than 2 years

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Global coronavirus cases pass 9 million, after WORST DAY since outbreak started

Posted on June 23, 2020June 23, 2020By Editor

Despite dropping from the headlines, Covid-19 continues to spread unabated throughout much of the world. After recording more than 183,000 new cases in a single day, global infections surged past nine million. … Read More >Global coronavirus cases pass 9 million, after WORST DAY since outbreak started

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Head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund volunteers testing experimental Covid-19 vaccine on himself

Posted on June 20, 2020June 20, 2020By Editor

The head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund Kirill Dmitriev was one of the first to step forward to get the home-grown Russian coronavirus vaccine. The injection is currently in the trial phase, human testing began just days ago. … Read More >Head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund volunteers testing experimental Covid-19 vaccine on himself

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‘No evidence of benefit’: FDA says hydroxychloroquine no longer approved for Covid-19 emergency use

Posted on June 17, 2020June 17, 2020By Editor

US regulators have revoked emergency approval for the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19. Doctors will still be able to prescribe the drug, recently taken by President Donald Trump himself, for off-label use. … Read More >‘No evidence of benefit’: FDA says hydroxychloroquine no longer approved for Covid-19 emergency use

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Russia registers new Covid-19 drug to keep complications caused by virus ‘under control’

Posted on June 7, 2020June 7, 2020By Editor

Russian developers have registered a new drug that may help alleviate the harshest complications caused by Covid-19, including lung failure. It’s hoped the treatment can buy time before a vaccine is found. … Read More >Russia registers new Covid-19 drug to keep complications caused by virus ‘under control’

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Goats and BREAST MILK protein may be key to fighting Covid-19, Russian scientists suggest

Posted on May 29, 2020May 29, 2020By Editor

The coronavirus seems to be affecting babies less than other populations and Russian scientists suggest this may be due to proteins in breast milk that protects their immune system. Now they are trying a new drug based on it. … Read More >Goats and BREAST MILK protein may be key to fighting Covid-19, Russian scientists suggest