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Vaxart Announces FDA Clearance of IND Application for Oral COVID-19 Vaccine and Provides Update on COVID-19 Program SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vaxart, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing oral vaccines that are administered by tablet rather than by injection, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has completed its review of the Company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application for its Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating its oral COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The Company also provided an update on its COVID-19 program. “Our goal is to deliver the best, most elegant solution for conferring mass...

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A French tourist has been ordered to pay a €1,000 ($1,200) fine after attempting to fly out of Sardinia with more than four pounds of local sand in his luggage. The Italian island's idyllic white sand is protected, and tourists face fines and even jail time for removing it from local beaches. The unnamed man was apprehended at Cagliari Elmas Airport on September 1 after he was found in possession of a bottle containing 4.4 pounds of sand. A spokesman for the island's Forest Rangers told CNN: "The bottle was confiscated and is in now in our operating room where we hold these confiscated items. At the end of the year we usually have many bottles of sand accumulated." In 2017, a...

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A new study published in the Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology has found that Vitamin D does not only stimulate immune responses against various diseases but can also be looked at as a potential treatment of the novel coronavirus. The researchers stated in their study that Vitamin D supplements can decrease the rate of ICU admissions due to Covid-19. The study was conducted on 76 patients who tested positive for Covid-19, in Spain. Researchers made two cohorts of the patients. Both were given the same medical treatment based on hospital protocol. However, one group was also given a daily Calcifediol supplement, also known as 25-hydroxyvitamin D. The...

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Experts have strongly advised against using snakes as face coverings to protect against the spread of coronavirus. It comes after a man was spotted with what looked like a python around his neck and face on a bus in Salford, Greater Manchester. After boarding the Swinton to Manchester service yesterday, the man left passengers stunned by letting the reptile wrap itself around the handrails during the journey. One 46-year-old traveller told the Manchester Evening News: ‘He had it wrapped around his face like a mask getting on the bus. At first I thought he had a really funky mask on, then he let it crawl around the handrails. ‘No one was really bothered on the bus but a...

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According to a study published by property consultant Knight Frank, the volume of realty deals, including investments of high net worth individuals and big funds in commercial properties across Asia Pacific, declined by 52 percent year-on-year or around USD44.1 billion in value, reported The Economic Times. The ‘Recovery from COVID-19 pandemic’ study revealed that India was affected the most compared to other countries across the region, having gone through a 94 percent year-on-year dip in the first five months of the year. In terms of volume year-on-year, the report recorded an 88 percent slump in Singapore, an 83 percent drop in Hong Kong and a 34 percent descent in...

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Scientists have discovered an antibody that could help treat and ‘neutralise’ coronavirus. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine claim they have managed to isolate ‘the smallest biological molecule’ that ‘completely and specifically neutralises’ the virus that causes Covid-19. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Pittsburgh, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The School of Medicine, also known as Pitt Med, is consistently ranked as a "Top Medical School" by U.S. News & World Report in both research and primary care. The team created a drug with an antibody component...

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Once safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines are available, tough choices will need to be made about who gets the first shots. A committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – at the behest of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health – has proposed an equitable way to allocate the vaccine. They recommend first responders and health care workers take top priority. Older adults in congregate living situations would also be part of a first vaccination phase, according to the plan. We are faculty at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Southern California who have spent decades studying health economics...

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There is a Chinese city with the most unusual name of 404, like the error code, although it has also been dubbed “the nuclear town.” To add to the strangeness, 404 cannot be found on a geographic map. The city of 404 is an isolated place in the Gobi Desert in western China. The nearest town is two hours away. The abandoned city is generally closed to strangers and patrolled by guards, but Li Yang managed to get permission to enter since he grew up there. He called his project 404 Not Found. The mysterious Chinese city, called 404, has been abandoned for years, with derelict buildings falling into ruin, public squares left eerily desolate and vegetation overgrown. Out of...

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Israel has approved a second general lockdown as coronavirus cases surge across the country. The lockdown, which is expected to start Friday afternoon, will see the country return to many of the same severe restrictions of the first lockdown back in April. Schools, restaurants (except delivery), and entertainment venues will all close, as well as other businesses, for an initial period of three weeks. The public sector will operate with a limited workforce, while private sector businesses can operate as long as non-employees do not enter the workspace. People will be required to stay within 500 meters of their home. Emergency services, as well as pharmacies and food stores will remain...

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A new study suggests immune responses to coronavirus in severely ill and critically ill patients are as strong or stronger than those of patients with milder illness. This adds to the evidence that the immune system itself is to blame for the most life-threatening form of the infection. Immune cells known as T cells are responsible for recognizing pathogens, killing infected cells, and recruiting other branches of the immune system to combat infections. However, according to the new study, T cell responses to the new coronavirus in critically ill patients appear to be just as robust as those with a less severe form of the illness. The finding reinforces the conclusion that an inadequate...

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