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3/17/2020
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NIH, CDC, UCLA and Princeton reported that the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 can be detectable in aerosols for up to hours, and up to 3 days on plastic and stainless steel. Hours on Surfaces
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3/16/2020
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According to clincaltrials.gov, the phase 2 trial for remdesivir that opened on February 21st, 2020 hopes to enroll 394 participants. It is currently recruiting. Remdesivir Clinical Trial According to clincaltrials.gov, the phase 1 trial for the mRNA-1273 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 plans to enroll 45 patients. It is currently recruiting. mRNA-1273 Vaccine
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3/18/2020
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A new CDC study found that 14-20% of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 were ages 20-44, 21-28% was 45-54 of US patients. This indicates that COVID-19 may also adversely affect younger populations as well as those over 60. CDC COVID-19 Study
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3/17/2020
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An article published in the Lancet suggesting that patients with cardiac diseases, hypertension, or diabetes, who are treated with ACE2-increasing drugs, are at higher risk for severe COVID-19 infection
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3/17/2020
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Scripps Researchers report in Nature Medicine that by comparing the SARS-CoV-2 genome to the genome of other coronaviruses they can state that COVID-19 evolved through natural processes and was not engineered. Proximal Origin on SARS-CoV-2
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