Epidemiology

Coronavirus: Promising results for a Chinese vaccine candidate

One of the potential vaccines developed in China against the coronavirus was found to be safe and triggered immune responses in the first two phases … Read more

Coronavirus: Promising results for a Chinese vaccine candidate

One of the potential vaccines developed in China against the coronavirus was found to be safe and triggered immune responses in the first two phases … Read more

Covid-19: what does the new distinction between “positive” and “weak positive” correspond to in the result of PCR tests?

Question asked on 10/08/2020 Hello, The analysis of the results of RT-PCR tests that measure the viral load of Sars-CoV-2 in a patient has been … Read more

High numbers of infections: Statisticians explain what’s going wrong in Bavaria

When it’s about strict and fast, Bavaria is always way ahead when it comes to corona measures. Nevertheless, the state currently has the highest numbers … Read more

Tour de France: the peloton is annoyed by the lack of masks

Runners want to protect their “bubble”. Sunday, the ninth stage of the Tour de France between Pau and Laruns, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, again gathered many … Read more

Positive but not contagious: the blind spot of PCR tests

Is being positive for Covid-19 necessarily synonymous with contagiousness? Or, on the contrary, does this correlation, which is more complex than it appears, necessitate refining … Read more

Covid-19: the permanent emergency summer

It is a discreet rise, for the time being without a sudden and uncontrolled outbreak, but the regularity of its progression is observed with the … Read more

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