By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for…
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Colleges could reopen if they test students every 2 days; Fauci ‘cautiously optimistic’ for vaccine this year
In its biggest coronavirus vaccine deal yet, the U.S. said Friday it will pay French pharmaceutical company Sanofi and Great Britain’s GlaxoSmithKline up to $2.1 billion to test and produce 100…
New COVID-19 Test Returns Results In 45 Minutes
BOULDER, CO—University of Colorado researchers said they have developed a rapid, portable, saliva-based COVID-19 test able to return results in 45 minutes. Such a test might eventually be deployable in…
China to Test Digital Yuan on Tencent-Backed Food Delivery Platform
China wants to trial its digital yuan on online food seller Meituan-Dianping, as well as another two Tencent-backed companies. The Beijing-based company has held talks with the research wing at…