2021 COVID-19 News Archive: 60 Stories

2021 COVID-19 News Archive: 60 Stories | FBR

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2021 COVID-19 Resources

Date	Platform	Resources
2023-04-23	Bloomberg	‘A scientist stopped by and made Covid vaccine in my kitchen,’
2021-04-30	National Geographic	‘Future COVID-19 vaccines might not have to be kept so cold,’
2021-04-30	Reuters	‘Russia produces first batch of COVID-19 vaccine for animals -regulator,’
2021-04-29	Editorials 360	‘Might your physique render future COVID vaccines ineffective?’
2021-04-29	FiveThirtyEight	‘You might have given the coronavirus to your cat,’
2021-04-29	Science	‘Scientists scour the Amazon for pathogens that could spark the next pandemic,’
2021-04-29	Tampa Bay Times	‘COVID-19-sniffing dog on staff at Florida hospital,’
2021-04-28	Nature Methods	‘Scientists set out to connect the dots on long COVID,’
2021-04-27	Cornell Chronicle	‘Study reveals a cause of heart damage in COVID-19 patients,’
2021-04-27	Drug Target Review	‘Nanobody cocktail shown to block SARS-CoV-2 infection in mouse models,’
2021-04-27	Texas Biomed	‘Texas Biomed shares critical work in development of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine,’
2021-04-27	The Wall Street Journal	‘U.S. aims to shape new phase of WHO-led probe into origin of COVID-19,’
2021-04-26	CTV News	‘Scientists find evidence of human-to-cat COVID-19 transmission,’
2021-04-26	Experimental Biology	‘Could heart medications increase COVID-19 risk?’
2021-04-26	Forbes	‘These savvy humans are saving bats from human COVID,’
2021-04-26	Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News	‘Nanobody cocktails keep SARS-CoV-2 from infecting mice,’
2021-04-26	HealthDay News	‘Is a cheap “universal” coronavirus vaccine on the way?’
2021-04-26	STAT News	‘COVID-19 gave scientists an opening to better understand how brain disorders arise,’
2021-04-26	The Atlantic	‘One vaccine to rule them all,’
2021-04-26	The Conversation	‘Eight key measures against the coronavirus (which is in the air and not so much on surfaces),’
2021-04-26	WAVY	‘Exclusive: Virginia Zoo tigers’ COVID diagnosis and recovery,’
2021-04-26	WTKR	‘UVA, Virginia Tech develop new vaccine that could protect against COVID-19, other coronaviruses,’
2021-04-25	Australian Broadcasting Corporation	‘University of Queensland COVID-19 vaccine still in redevelopment, but won’t be available soon,’
2021-04-25	The Hindu Business Line	‘New vaccine from IIT Kanpur,’
2021-04-24	The Telegraph	‘Revealed: How a single pill home cure for Covid could be available this year,’
2021-04-23	Evening Standard	‘Kitten dies after human-to-cat COVID-19 transmission,’
2021-04-23	ScienceNorway	‘Rare side effects from the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines may have been seen in 15 year old animal studies,’
2021-04-23	The i	‘Cats and Covid: UK scientists identify two cases of human-to-pet transmission,’
2021-04-23	WMTV	‘Henry Vilas Zoo plans to vaccinate animals against COVID-19,’
2021-04-22	American Veterinary Medical Association	‘AVMA honors COVID-19 veterinary responders on World Veterinary Day,’
2021-04-22	BBC Science Focus Magazine	‘COVID-19: Will we ever work out where it came from?’
2021-04-22	KSAT-TV	‘Disinfecting technologies under study at Texas Biomed,’
2021-04-22	Science	‘Do preservative and stray proteins cause rare COVID-19 vaccine side effect?’
2021-04-22	USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service	‘Confirmation of COVID-19 in otters at an aquarium in Georgia,’
2021-04-21	DW	‘COVID-19 vaccinations: What’s the progress?’
2021-04-21	eScienceCommons	‘Georgia Aquarium otters join list of animals testing positive for SARS-CoV-2,’
2021-04-21	FOX 5 Atlanta	‘Expert: Otters, others closely related to minks are more susceptible to virus that causes COVID-19,’
2021-04-21	KING 5	’23 dogs in Washington test positive for COVID-19 antibodies,’
2021-04-21	South Coast Herald	‘You and your dog: Variants of coronavirus may affect pets,’
2021-04-21	Tulane University	‘Study determines how to best enhance protection of new COVID-19 vaccine,’
2021-04-20	The Daily Pennsylvanian	‘Penn Vet study finds dogs can detect positive COVID-19 samples by scent,’
2021-04-20	STAT News	‘We know a lot about COVID-19. Experts have many more questions,’
2021-04-20	The Dispatch	‘Are the COVID vaccines experimental? Did they skip animal trials?’
2021-04-19	Drug Target Review	‘MK-4482 antiviral effective against SARS-CoV-2 in hamster study,’
2021-04-19	Editorials 360	‘Will vaccinated folks be extra weak to variants?’
2021-04-19	Fox News	‘Coronavirus antiviral drug shows promise in hamsters, enters human testing,’
2021-04-19	Globe Newswire	‘Translate Bio announces publication of preclinical results of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine candidate MRT5500 in npj Vaccines,’
2021-04-19	KGO	‘Stanford tests new COVID-19 vaccine that can be more easily distributed around the world,’
2021-04-19	Reuters	‘J&J COVID-19 vaccine reviewed for links to additional reports of severe side effects -CDC,’
2021-04-19	The Hill	‘Otters at Georgia Aquarium test positive for COVID-19,’
2021-04-19	The Washington Post	‘The race to untangle the secrets of rare, severe blood clots after Johnson & Johnson vaccination,’
2021-04-19	UVA Health	‘New COVID-19 vaccine may offer broad protection from coronaviruses,’
2021-04-18	11Alive	: ‘Otters at Georgia Aquarium test positive for virus that causes COVID-19,’
2021-04-18	Meredith/CNN	‘Georgia Aquarium otters test positive for COVID-19,’
2021-04-18	NBC News	‘Otters at Georgia Aquarium test positive for COVID-19,’
2021-04-18	People	‘Otters at Georgia Aquarium test positive for COVID, are “expected to make a full recovery,”’
2020-04-20	Ars Technica	‘In evolving to infect mink, SARS-CoV-2’s risk for humans changes,’
2020-04-20	National Public Radio	‘How do we stop the next pandemic? Here’s a new strategy,’
2020-04-20	Nature	‘Long COVID’s long R&D agenda,’
2020-04-20	The New York Times	‘No, we don’t know if vaccines change your period,’

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