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Pfizer seeking fast track approval from FDA for its #COVID19 vaccine. First to the post. Now, let’s see who gets it first? The challenge for mass production and distribution remains. nyti.ms/3lJuogH
New Pfizer Results: Coronavirus Vaccine Is Safe and 95% Effective
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The company said it planned to apply for emergency approval from the Food and Drug Administration “within days.”With Amazon jumping into the pharmacy bandwagon with prescription medications, the industry must embrace the "new norm" in dispensing prescription medications. Competing in price, convenience and service. bit.ly/32UElAD
Why The New Amazon Pharmacy Could Pose A Real Threat To Drugstores
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In its latest disruptive move, Amazon on Tuesday unveiled Amazon Pharmacy that would make it possible for customers to buy prescription drugs on its site with Prime members getting unlimited, free two-day deliveries.Pattern of spread is different in tropical, humid climate. It appears the chances of droplets surviving in the atmosphere may be much greater than a drier climate.
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Simulation shows how droplets spread when a COVID-19 patient coughs in Singapore’s tropical climate
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SINGAPORE (ANN): Researchers here have developed a simulation which more accurately models the spread of droplets when a person with Covid-19 coughs in Singapore’s tropical environment.Elections during COVID19 Pandemic
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Can an election be held safely during the #COVID19 pandemic? Well South Korea and Taiwan have held successful elections during this pandemic, indicating its feasibility.
Strict guidelines MUST be adhered to and it should not be "business" as usual. Introducing better technologies and expanding mail in voting may reduce expected congestions at polling centres. Physical campaigns will also have to follow strict guidelines.
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Health Ministry's election wishlist: No travels, rallies or walkabouts
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UPDATED 8.45PM | COVID-19 | Health DG hopes these three rules will be applied should snap polls be called during pandemic.The Sabah Covid19 Crisis
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The surge of #COVID19 in Sabah is probably a testament to the lower socio-economic condition, making physical distancing impossible and masking expensive.
The invisible group of illegal immigrants, a known problem to plaque Sabah prior, also adds to fueling this rapid spread.
A greater rate of testing is needed to identify and isolate more rapidly, rather than waiting for cases and then only active contact tracing, albeit important, allows a critical period of time to pass before identification of a cluster.
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Malaysia breaks daily Covid-19 record with 1,228 cases today, 889 from Sabah alone | Malay Mail
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — The Health Ministry reported a whopping 1,228 new Covid-19 cases today, its highest tally since the virus broke out here. Sabah alone saw 889 new cases, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said. Seven new deaths were also registered today, bringing the...Pharmaceutical's selective ethics
It is becoming increasing apparent that, self regulation within the pharmaceutical industry is highly selective. After all, the bottom line is all about sales and profit margins. Patients' interest is usually an afterthought and a compulsory and 'inconvenient' part of #healthcare and #medicine.
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Drug companies shouldn’t play favorites in granting access to experimental covid-19 treatments
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In the past month, US President Donald Trump and former New Jersey governor Chris Christie were diagnosed with covid-19 and spent time in the hospital, just like tens of thousands of other Americans nearly every day since the pandemic began. But Trump and Christie were special cases. They received e...The silver lining of the #COVID19 pandemic - Editorial bit.ly/2TjzRyj
A sense that young doctors are being toyed with.
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Young medical doctors being treated like disposables — Saadiah Sulaiman – Medicine Malaysia
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OCTOBER 23 — “Thank you to our front-liners for your dedications and sacrifices in the battle against Covid-19. You’re already part of history as Malaysian heroes and heroines.”A state of desperation. #Covid19
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Covid-19: Sabah hospital beds virtually full, says Masidi | Malay Mail
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KOTA KINABALU, Oct 23 — The hospital beds in Sabah are now almost fully occupied, or 99.5 per cent full, and this has forced the State Government to decide which Covid-19 patients to be admitted to its medical facilities for treatment and who should self-isolate. Right now, priority for...Looks like the coronavirus is more robust that originally thought, likely fueling its spread. #covid19
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Study: Coronavirus survives on skin five times longer than flu
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TOKYO, Oct 18 (AFP): The coronavirus remains active on human skin for nine hours, Japanese researchers have found, in a discovery they said showed the need for frequent hand washing to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.