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Why the coronavirus affects children much less severely than adults has become an enduring mystery of the pandemic. The vast majority of children do not get sick; when they do, they usually recover.

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Disputes Inside Hospitals Over How COVID Spreads

Fri, 2020-09-25 14:20 — mike kraft

Battle Rages Inside Hospitals Over How COVID Strikes and Kills The debate over how the coronavirus spreads heated up Friday when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conceded that the virus spreads through tiny particles, but then took down guidance … Terry Byrne Kaiser Health News

Front-line health care workers are locked in a heated dispute with many infection control specialists and hospital administrators over how the novel coronavirus is spread ― and therefore, what level of protective gear is appropriate.

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China aims to make 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses a year

Fri, 2020-09-25 13:46 — mike kraft

China aims to make 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses a year BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese health official said Friday that the country's annual production capacity for coronavirus vaccines will top 1 billion doses next year, following an aggressive government... AP NEWS

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese health official said Friday that the country’s annual production capacity for coronavirus vaccines will top 1 billion doses next year, following an aggressive government support program for construction of new factories.

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Drugmaker Novavax begins late-stage vaccine trial in UK

Fri, 2020-09-25 13:39 — mike kraft

Drugmaker Novavax begins late-stage vaccine trial in UK LONDON (AP) — U.S.-based Novavax has begun a late stage trial of its potential COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom because the high-level of the coronavirus circulating in the country is likely... AP NEWS

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Scientists Identify Genetic Factors That May Explain Severe Covid-19 Cases

Fri, 2020-09-25 13:27 — mike kraft

Scientists Identify Genetic Factors That May Explain Severe Covid-19 Cases Misguided antibodies may be partially to blame Alexandra Sifferlin Medium

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FBI director warns that Chinese hackers are still targeting US COVID-19 research

Thu, 2020-09-24 18:33 — mike kraft

FBI director warns that Chinese hackers are still targeting US FBI Director Christopher Wray on Thursday said Chinese hackers are continuing to target U.S. Maggie Miller TheHill

FBI Director Christopher Wray on Thursday said Chinese hackers are continuing to target U.S. companies involved in COVID-19 research and described China as the nation’s “greatest counterintelligence threat.”

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