Issue # 293 _ July 2020

Cover

Looking for shortcuts

International teams use eight different techniques to create 150 COVID-19 vaccine candidates in six months By Marcos Pivetta

Saving time

Brazilian research centers negotiate deals to import vaccine production technology By Carlos Fioravanti

Standing alone

Brazilian vaccine projects race to begin clinical trials next year By Carlos Fioravanti

Cristiana Toscano: An unprecedented global effort

According to the only Brazilian member of a WHO vaccine committee, we are experiencing unprecedented worldwide collaboration to develop a vaccine in record time By Yuri Vasconcelos

Science takes on the virus

Federal call for proposals attracts 2,200 applications for research grants to study COVID-19 By Fabrício Marques and Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade

Calling all scientists

Researchers in São Paulo mobilize against the pandemic as FAPESP awards funding to 210 related projects By Fabrício Marques

Each nation’s effort

Brazil’s government unfreezes funding for COVID-19 research, but will spend far less than developed countries By Fabrício Marques

Difficult exit

Quarantine relaxation strategies differ around the country By Yuri Vasconcelos and Rubem Barros

The challenge of calculating R

Poor data makes the effective reproduction rate difficult to track and is hampering the pandemic response By Domingos Zaparolli

A difficult return

Brazil seeks health and education parameters for planning the resumption of in-person classes in its school systems By Carlos Fioravanti

Amplified violence

Rates of violence against women in Brazil increase during the pandemic By Christina Queiroz

Research during quarantine

By Redação