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UK scientists take ‘promising’ step towards single Covid and cold vaccine

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Admin

Francis Crick Institute in London says area of spike protein of Sars-CoV-2 could form basis of jab against variants and common cold

Scientists have made a “promising” advance towards developing a universal coronavirus vaccine to tackle Covid-19 and the common cold.

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute in London have discovered that a specific area of the spike protein of Sars-CoV-2 – the virus that causes Covid-19 – is a good target for a pan-coronavirus jab that could offer protection against all the Covid-19 variants and common colds.

Digested week: it feels outrageous to have a cold again | Emma Brockes

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Admin

Everyone I know is sick, and in our house it’s every man for himself

It’s a feature of single parenting that you have to outsource some aspects of your children’s education to people beyond the immediate family. Where a partner or spouse might fill in your gaps, friends must be called upon. My gaps are, among other things, maths, American history, effective confrontation, the interstate system and the turnpikes that lead to it, and some music stuff I thought I might get away with.