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Coronavirus variants could be dealt with via single jab: UK scientist

Coronavirus variants could be dealt with via single jab: UK scientist

  • Prof. Andrew Pollard said his team is working on an inoculation that will act as a catch-all for a number of emergent variants
  • Prof. Andrew Pollard: The work at the moment is partly to understand whether a vaccine for one of them, Brazilian and South African variants, might actually protect against both
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UK team testing tablet, spray alternatives to COVID-19 vaccine

UK team testing tablet, spray alternatives to COVID-19 vaccine

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Vaccinations will reduce the impact of COVID-19 from grave illness to mere “sniffles,” according to an Oxford Vaccine Group expert. (Shutterstock/Illustration

Expert: Vaccines will reduce coronavirus to ‘sniffles’

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New research found that the vaccine combats the “Kent variant” of coronavirus (COVID-19) that led to a surge of new virus cases late last year. (AFP/File Photo)

Oxford vaccine effective against UK variant: Study

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COVID-19 could become as mild as common cold: UK scientist

COVID-19 could become as mild as common cold: UK scientist

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UK scientists to update COVID-19 vaccine to resist new variants

UK scientists to update COVID-19 vaccine to resist new variants

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Studies suggest AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective

Studies suggest AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective

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UK COVID-19 study reveals ‘hidden’ lung damage

UK COVID-19 study reveals ‘hidden’ lung damage

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COVID-19 reinfection unlikely for at least 6 months, study finds

COVID-19 reinfection unlikely for at least 6 months, study finds

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France fines Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan for revealing rape accuser’s name

France fines Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan for revealing rape accuser’s name

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Study finds AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine follows genetic instructions

Study finds AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine follows genetic instructions

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Warning over more animal-to-human disease outbreaks

Warning over more animal-to-human disease outbreaks

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UK scientists give mixed update on COVID-19 vaccine progress

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