Immunology
COVID-19

Nasal spray prevents infection in ferrets
A nasal spray tested on ferrets prevented absorption of SARS-CoV-2 and for a period of 24 hours, prevented them from becoming infected with the novel coronavirus when exposed to animals known to be affected by the pathogen
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COVID-19

Preexisting antibodies against SARS-CoV-2
Antibodies against other varieties of coronavirus are in some cases capable of recognizing SARS-CoV-2 and providing some degree of protection to those who have not yet contracted the COVID-19 pathogen
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COVID-19

Study determines Chinese vaccine is safe
CoronaVac is safe and has no serious side effects
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Video

Why the Covid-19 vaccine is important
Never before so many vaccines have been developed at the same time against a single disease, nor so rapidly | 7'32
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COVID-19

Vaccine tests advance
One of the best-known COVID-19 vaccine candidates achieved good results in the first phase of clinical trials
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COVER

Saving time
Brazilian research centers negotiate deals to import vaccine production technology
Cover

The reality of data
Mapping and systematizing COVID-19 data is crucial to controlling the disease in Brazil
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Data

At least 125 COVID-19 vaccines are in development, with 10 already undergoing clinical trials
Vaccines in the clinical trials phase worldwide and in development in Brazil (as of May 27, 2020)
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Cover

Science fights back
In just four months, 8,000 scientific articles have been published on Covid-19, more than 70 drugs tested against SARS-CoV-2, and the first vaccines trialed on humans
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Pharmacology

Monkeys are the best animal model
Monkeys appear to be the best animals for testing SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and drugs
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Data

Scientific research on coronavirus
The coronaviridae virus family encompasses approximately 40 known species
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Video

Techniques in the search for a vaccine against Covid-19
Teams from several countries head projects seeking to produce imunizing agents in a short time
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