US virus deaths, hospitalisations set records
The country logs 2,760 deaths from Covid-19, more than on any other day since the pandemic began, and the hospitalisations top 100,000
Finland government said that vaccination programme will begin with selected healthcare staff from January
Britain's vaccine committee will decide which priority groups will get the jab first
The companies took similar steps in the US and Britain
For the 80,000 children who die of HIV each year, drugs are often bitter to swallow. Dolutegravir will soon come in a tasty dissolving tablet
New coronavirus crosses membranes between throat and brain
The first shots could be given as early as Dec 21, if emergency authorisation is granted
People with COVID-19 are most infectious about two days before symptoms begin and for five days afterward, according to a new analysis of previous research
Low levels of vitamin D have been linked to higher risk for severe COVID-19
There is always the chance, though small, that the virus could evolve resistance to a vaccine, what researchers call ‘viral escape’
