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Scientists Deliberately Infected People With COVID-19: Here’s What Happened to Them
The first results from a UK trial that deliberately exposed people to the coronavirus are finally here. Among other things, the research found that people who caught the infection became symptomatic within two days and remained infectious for longer than a week. None of the volunteers became severely sick, though a few did continue to…
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Experimental Nasal Spray Could Provide Temporary Protection Against COVID-19
Researchers in Finland say they’ve created a novel nasal spray treatment that can provide brief but effective protection from the coronavirus and its many variants, including Omicron. In a recent preliminary study of cells in a petri dish as well as mice, the nasal spray appeared to block the virus from infecting cells up to…
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Good Luck Trying to Fly Right Now
Flying during the holiday season is already stressful enough, but the rampant spread of the Omicron variant is quickly making people’s travel plans even more hellish. More than 2,500 flights have been cancelled on Tuesday alone, according to the airline tracking website FlightAware, with over 5,500 more delayed across the board. It’s likely that we’ll…
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CES Organisers Say the Show Will Go On as Major Attendees Bail Over Covid Threat
January 2022 is supposed to mark the first time in two years the Consumer Electronics Show would welcome in-person attendees back to tech’s flagship event, but like so many things, the rapidly spreading omicron covid variant is threatening to upend those plans. Major attendees have begun dropping out left and right, but the event’s organisers…