Drugs Against COVID-19: How To Get Them Written by: Christl Gaubitz (Molecular Biologist) Despite many promising medicines for treating COVID-19 being tested in clinical trials (1;2), there is no cure available yet in most parts of the world. Recently, Remdesivir by Gilead Sciences (U.S.) becomes the first approved COVID-19 treatment in Europe but comes with […]
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COVID-19: FOUR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS THAT HELP FUTURE-PROOF GLOBAL RECOVERY Written by: Juliana Breda Gomes (Political Scientist, COVID-19 Action Hub Manager) According to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the coronavirus pandemic is likely to lead to profound and long-lasting negative effects around the globe. The pandemic exposed and exacerbated social inequalities, indicating that the
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Treating COVID-19 Written by: Pei-Hsuan Wu (Molecular Biologist, COVID-19 Action Hub Manager) After months of global debates among researchers, health authorities, and politicians, the WHO discontinued the pursuit of using hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment by its Solidarity Trial1. Evidence shows that hydroxychloroquine—used to prevent diseases such as malaria—does not reduce the mortality of hospitalized
Is Age a Key Factor in the COVID-19 Transmission? Written by: Juliana Breda Gomes (Political Scientist, COVID-19 Action Hub Manager) Understanding the role of children in the spread of the coronavirus disease is a relevant issue as most countries are at this moment elaborating their de-isolation plans, and the re-opening of schools has a central
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Vaccines and Why We Need Them for Fighting COVID-19: Part III Written by: Pei-Hsuan Wu (Molecular Biologist, COVID-19 Action Hub Manager) What Is Taking So Long to Make a Vaccine? The pandemic might feel like forever, but the length of time since the COVID-19 research started is short for the amount of information we usually
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Vaccines and Why We Need Them for Fighting COVID-19: Part II Written by: Pei-Hsuan Wu (Molecular Biologist, COVID-19 Action Hub Manager) Do Vaccines Really Work? The short answer is yes. Most of us have nearly forgotten about deadly diseases like measles or smallpox thanks to vaccines. Measles vaccines have saved an estimated number of at
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