Qatar detects first case of new coronavirus variant EG.5

Doha, Sep 1 (UNI) Qatar has detected the country’s first case of the coronavirus variant EG.5, the country’s Ministry of Public Health said on Thursday. The ministry said the cases showed minor symptoms and required no hospitalization, without revealing the exact number of infections. It added that the ministry “was closely monitoring the epidemiological situation…

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US launches next-generation universal vaccine platform for pandemic-prone viruses

Los Angeles, May 2 (UNI) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Institutes for Health (NIH) on Thursday announced the launch of Generation Gold Standard, a next-generation universal vaccine platform designed to combat pandemic-prone viruses. The platform is based on a beta-propiolactone (BPL)-inactivated, whole-virus approach – a modernized take on…

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