As scientists at the Jenner Institute prepare for mass clinical trials, new tests show their vaccine to be effective in monkeys.
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At the Center of a Storm: The Search for a Proven Coronavirus Treatment
Taking an experimental drug can be worse than taking nothing at all, warns Dr. Andre Kalil: “You are treating emotion.”
More Coronavirus Vaccines and Treatments Move Toward Human Trials
Just three months after the start of the coronavirus pandemic, several biotech companies are beginning trials of promising vaccines and treatments.
Hydroxychloroquine and Coronavirus: Fact-Check on the Malaria Drug Trump Keeps Pushing
Here are the facts on hydroxychloroquine, which the president has promoted despite little evidence that it works against the coronavirus.
Can an Old Vaccine Stop the New Coronavirus?
A tuberculosis vaccine invented a century ago is cheap and safe, and seems to bolster the body’s immune system.
Covid-19 Changed How the World Does Science, Together
Never before, scientists say, have so many of the world’s researchers focused so urgently on a single topic. Nearly all other research has ground to a halt.
Coronavirus Patients in Limbo as Gilead Suspends Emergency Drug Access
The company says it will switch to a broader approach for its experimental drug, remdesivir. But it was overwhelmed by demand for a potential treatment promoted by President Trump.
Gilead to Expand Coronavirus Drug Trials to Other Countries
The drug maker said that in March it would begin two more clinical trials of remdesivir, an experimental antiviral drug, in more nations outside China.
An Alzheimer’s Treatment Fails: ‘We Don’t Have Anything Now’
With high hopes, drugs to fight brain plaques were tested in people genetically destined to develop dementia. The drugs failed.
Researchers Are Racing to Make a Coronavirus Vaccine. Will It Help?
New technology and better coordination have sped up development. But a coronavirus vaccine is still months — and most likely years — away.