With the announcement from the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) that the second study of the application of equine serum in Covid-19 patients is soon to begin, the scientists in charge prepare the modifications for these new tests, among which is adjusting the dose according to the patient’s weight.
According to Alberto Alape, researcher for the Clodomiro Picado Institute of the University of Costa Rica (UCR), the study involves four groups of patients who will receive different doses.
“In the first trial, a single dose was given. Some patients responded well, and in others, the medication had no effect,” Alape explained. “One interpretation of the results is that the patients were of very different characteristics; there were some of more than 150 kg and others of 60 kg, so the same dose for the patients was diluted in the patient’s mass and did not have the same result. In conclusion, for the second study, the dose will be adjusted according to the patient’s w
Former Haitian Ambassador to the Dominican Republic and President of the Zile Foundation, Edwin Paraison, has confirmed that two families who were traveling from Haiti to the Dominican Republic have been kidnapped.
Airline employees put passengers reunions first By LUO WANGSHU | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-02-17 08:17 Share CLOSE Wang Li, 25, a ground staff of Air China, help a passenger checking in at Beijing Capital International Airport. [Photo provided to China Daily]
To celebrate Spring Festival, Wang Li s family used to build a campfire in the middle of the house. Sitting by the fire, the parents and children shared candies and snacks and told each other stories and riddles.
It became Wang s most cherished Spring Festival memory and the favorite time of the year for her and her siblings when they were young.
February 17, 2021
Public transit agencies across Sonoma County are throwing in a helping hand for those looking to get vaccinated. Officials from Santa Rosa’s CityBus, Sonoma County Transit, and Petaluma Transit said yesterday that they are offering free rides for people on their way to get a coronavirus vaccination. Bus riders must show proof of vaccination to the driver in order to get a free ride.
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