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Coronavirus vaccine to provide protection 'for about a year'

Drugmaker AstraZeneca says it "will be ready to deliver from October if all goes well" with its COVID-19 vaccine.

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COVID-19 antibodies 'not detected in up to 8.5% of patients'

However researchers say COVID-19 antibodies remain stable in the blood of most infected people almost two months after diagnosis.

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Home DNA test data wanted to help identify genes that increase COVID-19 risk

Results from DIY ancestry kits could save researchers time and money spent on collecting DNA samples.

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Government 'betting on vaccines that may not work', scientists warn

A group from Nottingham University says the government should keep its options open in case other vaccines fail to work.

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Oxford scientists working on COVID-19 vaccine 'near breakthrough' on antibody treatment

The treatment has been hailed as potentially vital for the elderly and vulnerable, whose bodies may not respond well to a vaccine.

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Details of NHS deals with tech giants released by govt after legal threat

Documents showing deals with Microsoft, Google, Faculty and Palantir were released on the eve of a lawsuit.

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'We're taking a risk': Scientist who advises govt warns lockdown being eased too soon

The warning comes as the government prepares to ease coronavirus lockdown measures in England, saying it is safe to relax them.

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Trump's top expert says anti-malarial drug he's touted 'doesn't work' on COVID-19

Dr Anthony Fauci has said scientific advice shows hydroxychloroquine has a lack of desired effect on coronavirus.

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Are the PM and Cummings right to suggest coronavirus impacts eyesight?

Boris Johnson and his top aide Dominic Cummings have both suggested that coronavirus may have impacted their eyesight.

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NHS to treat severe COVID-19 patients with Ebola drug to boost recovery

The antiviral drug remdesivir was originally developed to treat Ebola.

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Drones to deliver COVID-19 tests and PPE to Scottish island

The drones will be flown 12 miles across the sea from Oban to Mull which was closed before the Scottish lockdown.

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Virus 'disappearing' so fast vaccine has 'only 50% chance of working'

Professior Adrian Hill describes the efforts to create a vaccine as a "race against the virus disappearing, and against time".

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Children and older adults join trials to find COVID-19 vaccine

The first phase involved 160 volunteers - aged between 18 and 55 - but now researchers want to expand that to include children.

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Blood test could reveal how the immune system responds to virus

Clinical trials will now take place on a drug that could prevent the decline of those most likely to be worst-hit by COVID-19.

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The robots trying to protect shoppers from COVID-19 in Thailand

K9 patrols the ground floor of a mall with hand sanitiser strapped to his back, ready to dispense it to any passing shopper.

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Online simulation shows how coronavirus spreads

A browser-based game, which allows users to change social distancing measures, offers an educational tool about the virus.

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'Happy hypoxia': Doctors warn of strange phenomenon in coronavirus patients

Some COVID-19 patients with extraordinarily low blood-oxygen levels have been able to chat to doctors and scroll on their phones.