The first human trials of a potential coronavirus vaccine developed in Australia are about to begin in Adelaide.
Vaccine research director Professor Nikolai Petrovsky said the human trials beginning in Adelaide today were the first for a vaccine developed in the southern hemisphere.
He said “I am very confident there will be successful vaccines against COVID-19.”
Today French diagnostics company “Eurofins Technologies” announced the launch of new devices aimed at testing for the presence of coronavirus.
This testing devices aim to identify a person’s past exposure to the virus, SARS-CoV-2, in 10 minutes.
NSW Government Closed Victoria Borde for people living in Melbourne’s coronavirus hotspots from entering the state.
Health Minister Brad Hazzard revealed anyone from an affected Victorian postcode found in NSW could be jailed for six months or fined $11,000.
“So take it seriously, take it very, very seriously.”
Australia’s chief nursing and midwifery officer Alison McMillan warned “this pandemic is not over” as the country recorded 85 new cases in the past 24 hours.
She described what a “second wave” of the deadly coronavirus would look like and warned that although younger people might suffer milder symptoms, they were absolutely at risk of infection and could spread the virus to more vulnerable Australians if they were not careful.
Daily growth figures have stoked fears of a second wave of Coronavirus in Australia after several weeks of fewer than 20 new cases a day.
Australia’s economy, which is heading into its first recession in three decades as the unemployment rate hits a 19-year high of 7.1%.
Prime Minister “Scott Morrison” has called on states to continue easing restrictions, insisting the country’s economy can not remain idle.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the United States federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness.
Qantas Airways Ltd is axing at least 20% of its workforce and intends to raise up to A$1.9 billion of equity under a sweeping cost-saving plan prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Australian airline also said it will ground 100 aircraft for up to 12 months and retire its remaining Boeing Co 747 fleet immediately.
According to a Reuters tally on Monday, the death toll from the coronavirus reached over 120,000 in the United States.
Total U.S. coronavirus cases are over 2.2 million, the highest in the world, followed by Brazil with more than 1 million cases, and infections are rapidly rising in India.
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Johnson & Johnson spokesman said that they are in talks with multiple governments and global organizations as it seeks to develop a Coronavirus Vaccine.
the vaccine could begin Phase 1 clinical trials as early as September of this year. If those trials are successful, that time frame could allow an emergency deployment of the virus as early as January 2021—a stunning turnaround for a vaccine.
