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A virus of overlapping consequences (7C0/Flickr) Published 24 Dec 2020 06:00 0 Comments
From the first days in January this year, the question that dominated the outbreak was how upfront Beijing had been about the novel coronavirus that became known as Covid-19. Richard McGregor:
So far, the handling of the crisis seems to have underlined one of the ongoing problems with the authoritarian strictures of the party-state, which places a premium on the control of information in the name of maintaining stability … Could the virus have been contained, and its spread limited, if officials in Wuhan had levelled with both their bosses, and the public, earlier? It is impossible to say, but at the moment, it certainly looks that way.
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A vaccine with messenger RNA triggers an immune response. Dr. Jennifer Hsu is an infectious disease physician at Sanford USD Medical Center.
“Essentially, this messenger from the vaccine is prompting our cells to present a small piece of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the spike protein that’s harmless to us, to our cells, so then our cells are prompted to make antibodies.”
The vaccine does not use fetal tissue or live coronavirus cells, but some people are still nervous about injecting genetic material into their bodies. Dr. Hsu says the mRNA dissolves once it’s done its job, and it doesn’t alter a person’s DNA.
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As the vaccine for COVID-19 is making its way into South Dakota, Dr. Hsu is calling it the shining light at the end of a very dark tunnel. She is increasingly worried about burnout among frontline staff that’s been stretched thin.
Guest: Dr. Jennifer Hsu, infectious disease physician at Sanford USD Medical Center
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