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2021 FBR’s COVID-19 Resources

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2021 COVID-19 Resources

DatePlatformResources
2023-04-23Bloomberg‘A scientist stopped by and made Covid vaccine in my kitchen,’
2021-04-30National Geographic‘Future COVID-19 vaccines might not have to be kept so cold,’
2021-04-30Reuters‘Russia produces first batch of COVID-19 vaccine for animals -regulator,’
2021-04-29Editorials 360‘Might your physique render future COVID vaccines ineffective?’
2021-04-29FiveThirtyEight‘You might have given the coronavirus to your cat,’
2021-04-29Science‘Scientists scour the Amazon for pathogens that could spark the next pandemic,’
2021-04-29Tampa Bay Times‘COVID-19-sniffing dog on staff at Florida hospital,’
2021-04-28Nature Methods‘Scientists set out to connect the dots on long COVID,’
2021-04-27Cornell Chronicle‘Study reveals a cause of heart damage in COVID-19 patients,’
2021-04-27Drug Target Review‘Nanobody cocktail shown to block SARS-CoV-2 infection in mouse models,’
2021-04-27Texas Biomed‘Texas Biomed shares critical work in development of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine,’
2021-04-27The Wall Street Journal‘U.S. aims to shape new phase of WHO-led probe into origin of COVID-19,’
2021-04-26CTV News‘Scientists find evidence of human-to-cat COVID-19 transmission,’
2021-04-26Experimental Biology‘Could heart medications increase COVID-19 risk?’
2021-04-26Forbes‘These savvy humans are saving bats from human COVID,’
2021-04-26Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News‘Nanobody cocktails keep SARS-CoV-2 from infecting mice,’
2021-04-26HealthDay News‘Is a cheap “universal” coronavirus vaccine on the way?’
2021-04-26STAT News‘COVID-19 gave scientists an opening to better understand how brain disorders arise,’
2021-04-26The Atlantic‘One vaccine to rule them all,’
2021-04-26The Conversation‘Eight key measures against the coronavirus (which is in the air and not so much on surfaces),’
2021-04-26WAVY‘Exclusive: Virginia Zoo tigers’ COVID diagnosis and recovery,’
2021-04-26WTKR‘UVA, Virginia Tech develop new vaccine that could protect against COVID-19, other coronaviruses,’
2021-04-25Australian Broadcasting Corporation‘University of Queensland COVID-19 vaccine still in redevelopment, but won’t be available soon,’
2021-04-25The Hindu Business Line‘New vaccine from IIT Kanpur,’
2021-04-24The Telegraph‘Revealed: How a single pill home cure for Covid could be available this year,’
2021-04-23Evening Standard‘Kitten dies after human-to-cat COVID-19 transmission,’
2021-04-23ScienceNorway‘Rare side effects from the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines may have been seen in 15 year old animal studies,’
2021-04-23The i‘Cats and Covid: UK scientists identify two cases of human-to-pet transmission,’
2021-04-23WMTV‘Henry Vilas Zoo plans to vaccinate animals against COVID-19,’
2021-04-22American Veterinary Medical Association‘AVMA honors COVID-19 veterinary responders on World Veterinary Day,’
2021-04-22BBC Science Focus Magazine‘COVID-19: Will we ever work out where it came from?’
2021-04-22KSAT-TV‘Disinfecting technologies under study at Texas Biomed,’
2021-04-22Science‘Do preservative and stray proteins cause rare COVID-19 vaccine side effect?’
2021-04-22USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service‘Confirmation of COVID-19 in otters at an aquarium in Georgia,’
2021-04-21DW‘COVID-19 vaccinations: What’s the progress?’
2021-04-21eScienceCommons‘Georgia Aquarium otters join list of animals testing positive for SARS-CoV-2,’
2021-04-21FOX 5 Atlanta‘Expert: Otters, others closely related to minks are more susceptible to virus that causes COVID-19,’
2021-04-21KING 5’23 dogs in Washington test positive for COVID-19 antibodies,’
2021-04-21South Coast Herald‘You and your dog: Variants of coronavirus may affect pets,’
2021-04-21Tulane University‘Study determines how to best enhance protection of new COVID-19 vaccine,’
2021-04-20The Daily Pennsylvanian‘Penn Vet study finds dogs can detect positive COVID-19 samples by scent,’
2021-04-20STAT News‘We know a lot about COVID-19. Experts have many more questions,’
2021-04-20The Dispatch‘Are the COVID vaccines experimental? Did they skip animal trials?’
2021-04-19Drug Target Review‘MK-4482 antiviral effective against SARS-CoV-2 in hamster study,’
2021-04-19Editorials 360‘Will vaccinated folks be extra weak to variants?’
2021-04-19Fox News‘Coronavirus antiviral drug shows promise in hamsters, enters human testing,’
2021-04-19Globe Newswire‘Translate Bio announces publication of preclinical results of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine candidate MRT5500 in npj Vaccines,’
2021-04-19KGO‘Stanford tests new COVID-19 vaccine that can be more easily distributed around the world,’
2021-04-19Reuters‘J&J COVID-19 vaccine reviewed for links to additional reports of severe side effects -CDC,’
2021-04-19The Hill‘Otters at Georgia Aquarium test positive for COVID-19,’
2021-04-19The Washington Post‘The race to untangle the secrets of rare, severe blood clots after Johnson & Johnson vaccination,’
2021-04-19UVA Health‘New COVID-19 vaccine may offer broad protection from coronaviruses,’
2021-04-1811Alive: ‘Otters at Georgia Aquarium test positive for virus that causes COVID-19,’
2021-04-18Meredith/CNN‘Georgia Aquarium otters test positive for COVID-19,’
2021-04-18NBC News‘Otters at Georgia Aquarium test positive for COVID-19,’
2021-04-18People‘Otters at Georgia Aquarium test positive for COVID, are “expected to make a full recovery,”’
2020-04-20Ars Technica‘In evolving to infect mink, SARS-CoV-2’s risk for humans changes,’
2020-04-20National Public Radio‘How do we stop the next pandemic? Here’s a new strategy,’
2020-04-20Nature‘Long COVID’s long R&D agenda,’
2020-04-20The New York Times‘No, we don’t know if vaccines change your period,’
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