Kyp, one of the dogs that took part in the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine trial. Photograph: Neil Pollock/MDD/PA
Kyp, one of the dogs that took part in the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine trial. Photograph: Neil Pollock/MDD/PA
Mon 24 May 2021 01.00 EDT
Faster than PCR and more accurate than lateral flow tests, the latest weapons against Covid-19 have four legs and a wet nose.
A study published on Monday found that people who are infected with coronavirus give off a distinct odour, which these highly trained dogs can detect with pinpoint precision.
Tala, a golden labrador in a red work jacket, greets me with a cursory sniff, before returning to his handler. I’m relieved to have passed the test, but feel a wet train of mucus on my hand where I petted him. This mucus fulfils an important purpose: dissolving odour molecules from the air and transporting them to olfactory receptors in the top of their nose, where the magic happens. Whereas humans have ab
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India does not have enough Covid-19 vaccine doses to vaccinate the entire country, or even the groups of people who must be vaccinated in the government s recommended timeframe. There are not enough vaccines to distribute within cities, across the country and across age groups. This compounds the problem of Covid-19 spreading faster, or coming back in new waves. Another set of problems is that the Indian variant the B.1.617 mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus seems to be spreading very fast not just in India but also in other parts of the world. What do we know about this mutation? What can we understand better about how it will spread? Given where India stands on vaccine supplies and the likely pace at which these will be rolled out, what do we need to do next? About 191 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered in India as of May 22, but of this, only 41.5 million (3%) of a 1.3 billion-plus population are fully vaccinated with two doses, which is not enough.
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Research suggests dogs may be able to lend helping paw in COVID-19 crisis by sniffing out infections Share Updated: 7:59 AM EDT May 24, 2021 By Virginia Langmaid, CNN
Research suggests dogs may be able to lend helping paw in COVID-19 crisis by sniffing out infections Share Updated: 7:59 AM EDT May 24, 2021
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Research suggests dogs may be able to lend helping paw in COVID-19 crisis by sniffing out infections Share Updated: 7:59 AM EDT May 24, 2021 By Virginia Langmaid, CNN A new study published Sunday indicates dogs might be able to lend a helping paw in the fight against COVID-19.In a collaboration between the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Durham University and the group Medical Detection Dogs, scientists completed Phase 1 of a trial examining whether, under controlled conditions, dogs might be able to smell and identify COVID-19 infection.Six dogs participated i