All coronavirus articles – Page 4
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BusinessOxford–AstraZeneca vaccine joins others with promising interim data
Cheap and fridge-stable candidate at least 60% and up to 90% effective at preventing disease
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BusinessModerna and Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccines add more encouraging data
Pfizer–BioNTech reach safety threshold for emergency authorisation, while Moderna’s data peek suggests 95% efficacy
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NewsScientists urge caution on use of lateral flow tests to screen for Covid-19
Preliminary review reveals devices perform poorly at identifying people infected with Sars-CoV-2
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OpinionChemists amid coronavirus: Justin Houseknecht
An organic chemist in the US has used the pandemic to try to spark change in how chemistry is taught at universities
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CareersStudying chemistry in the age of Covid-19
University students across the UK are enjoying a mixture of online and practical learning as departments adjust to new restrictions
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OpinionThe ins and outs of vaccine trials
Derek Lowe lays out how the trials work, and why they get paused and restarted
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OpinionA promising peep at Covid-19 vaccine efficacy
Pfizer–BioNTech’s will need to be one of many if we are to overcome the pandemic
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BusinessEarly indications suggest Pfizer–BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine is effective
Company claims 90% efficacy at preventing disease, but experts call for data rather than press releases
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BusinessInnovation is a fragile transition state
Brexit and Covid-19 will likely stifle interactions, but could also stimulate new ones
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OpinionFollow the theory to halt Covid-19
Politicians need to show more trust in the scientific method
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NewsPandemic risks lost generation of junior scientists as charitable funding dries-up
Survey finds coronavirus, Brexit and lack of opportunities is forcing early career researchers backed by medical charities to consider alternative professions
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OpinionChemists amid coronavirus: Thomas Hartung
A biochemist at Johns Hopkins recounts how his lab pivoted to tackle Covid-19 with mini-brains, and how his love of gadgets has helped
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OpinionLetters: November 2020
Readers share how they’ve adapted to Covid-19, and muse on AI and the liberating impacts of chemistry
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NewsUK government faces legal action over ‘irrational’ handling of university reopenings
University union argues that expert advice was ignored, putting students and staff at risk
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OpinionEthical challenge
Should researchers infect healthy people with Sars-CoV-2 to speed up vaccine testing?
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NewsFirst Covid-19 challenge study working with live virus planned for the UK
Pending ethics panel approval, healthy volunteers would be infected with Sars-CoV-2 to help understand disease and test vaccines
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WebinarLGBT+ inclusivity – Building a better chemistry culture
Join us to discuss how the chemical sciences can best support and retain LGBT+ individuals
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CareersChemist may become first woman in Congress with a natural science PhD
Head of the chemistry department at Stony Brook University in New York is locked in a tight race for a seat in the House of Representatives
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BusinessCovid-19 highlights need to update pharma supply chains
Resilience and redundancy are key amid protectionist calls for domestic manufacturing