UK to infect healthy volunteers to speed up COVID-19 vaccine efforts

UK researchers are preparing to begin a controversial experiment that will infect healthy volunteers with coronavirus to study the disease in hopes of speeding up the development of a vaccineThe approach called a challenge study is risky but proponents say it may produce results faster than standard research which waits to see if volunteers who have been given an experimental treatment get sick The government is preparing to invest 336 million pounds 434 million in the studyImperial College London said on Tuesday that the study involving healthy volunteers between 18 and 30 would be conducted in partnership with the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and hVivo a company that has experience conducting testingThere is much we can learn in terms of immunity the length of vaccine protection and reinfection Vaccine Taskforce chair Kate Bingham saidWhat are treatment options for COVIDThere are several and which one is best depends on how sick someone isHeres whats advised for various patients Not hospitalised or hospitalised but not needing extra oxygen No specific drugs recommended and a warning against using steroids such as dexamethasone Hospitalised and needing extra oxygen but not a breathing machine The antiviral drug remdesivir given through an IV and in some cases also a steroid Hospitalised and on a breathing machine Remdesivir and a steroidArgentina passes 1 million coronavirus casesAt the edge of Argentina in a city known as The End of the World many thought they might be spared from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic Sitting far from the South American nations bustling capital health workers in Ushuaia were initially able to contain a small outbreak among foreigners hoping to catch boats to the Antarctic at the start of the crisisBut as Argentina passed 1 million virus cases on Monday it is now smaller cities like Ushuaia that are seeing some of the most notable upticks Doctors have had to quadruple the number of beds for COVID19 patients over the last month At least 60 per cent of those tested recently are testing positive for virus We were the example of the country said Dr Carlos Guglielmi director of the Ushuaia Regional HospitalEvidently someone arrived with the coronavirus Across Latin America Colombia Mexico and Peru are alos expected to reach the 1 million case milestone in the coming weeksKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever