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SARS-CoV-2 has been slowly changing in small ways, without getting more dangerous. 
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The Commission will support 23 new research projects with €128 million in response to the continuing coronavirus pandemic. The funding under Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation programme, is part of the Commission's €1.4 billion pledge to the Coronavirus Global Response initiative, launched by President Ursula von der Leyen in May 2020.
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Scientists say samples from Milan and Turin showed virus traces long before cases were confirmed.
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Studies in several countries seem to indicate that the Coronavirus outbreak happened earlier that we initially thought.
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A vaccine against the coronavirus may not be as simple as one jab and you're immune.
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Many front-line vaccine developers are estimating that two shots will be necessary.
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Having two copies of e4 variant of ApoE gene linked to double risk of severe Covid-19, study suggests
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People with a genetic mutation that increases the risk of dementia also have a greater chance of having severe Covid-19, researchers have revealed.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has “starkly exposed” the heightened vulnerability and risks to persons with disabilities, a major meeting convened to discuss the international treaty that supports persons with disabilities, heard on Monday.
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Interesting article that sheds some light on the obstacles that people with disabilities have encountered during the pandemic.
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A recent letter signed by 239 researchers claims that the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19 can spread through airborne microdroplets. Whether that matters is up for debate.
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New research shows that the virus could in fact be airborne, however it is still up for debate whether this increases the transmission of the virus.
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Genes and possibly blood type may explain who gets sick with coronavirus.
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Researchers have found a link between blood groups and genes leading to more serious cases, this will mostly be useful for developing drugs or a vaccine against Covid-19.
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UK hospitals to trial five new drugs in search for coronavirus treatment | World news | The Guardian
Exclusive: thirty hospitals looking to sign up hundreds of patients to take part in studies
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The hunt to find a treatment for Covid-19 continues. Many hospitals in the UK are testing new drugs in hopes to put an end to the search.
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Interesting article from The New York Times on COVID-19 mutation