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A new approach to a Covid-19 nasal vaccine shows early promise | CNN

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[ad_1] CNN  —  Scientists in Germany say they’ve been able to make a nasal vaccine that can shut down a Covid-19 infection in the nose and throat, where the virus gets its first foothold in the body. In experiments in hamsters, two doses of the vaccine – which is made with a live but weakened … Read more

CDC to warn some travelers to watch for Marburg virus symptoms as it investigates outbreaks in Africa | CNN

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[ad_1] CNN  —  The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending personnel to Africa to help stop outbreaks of Marburg virus disease and is urging travelers to certain countries to take precautions. The CDC is also taking steps to keep infections from spreading to the United States. Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania are facing … Read more