Scientists are increasingly optimistic that a vaccine can be produced in record time. But getting it manufactured and distributed will pose huge challenges.
Tag: Immune System
Prototype Vaccine Protects Monkeys From Coronavirus
A series of animal experiments may point the way to an effective human vaccine, scientists said.
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.
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.
Malaria Drug Helps Virus Patients Improve, in Small Study
A group of moderately ill people were given hydroxychloroquine, which appeared to ease their symptoms quickly, but more research is needed.
A Heart Attack? No, It Was the Coronavirus
Cardiologists are seeing infected patients whose worst symptoms are not respiratory, but cardiac.
A Heart Attack? No, It Was the Coronavirus
Cardiologists are seeing infected patients whose worst symptoms are not respiratory, but cardiac.
Can You Become Immune to the Coronavirus?
It’s likely you can, at least for some period of time. That is opening new opportunities for testing and treatment.
Coronavirus Threatens Americans With Underlying Conditions
Those with chronic health problems are more likely to develop severe illnesses and to die, research shows.
What Does Coronavirus Do to the Body?
Here’s what scientists have learned about how the new virus infects and attacks cells and how it can affect organs beyond the lungs.