Troubled U.S. Vaccine Manufacturer Announces a Shake-Up
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Emergent BioSolutions, which ran a manufacturing plant where contamination concerns forced millions of doses to be thrown out, is shifting some top roles. All adults in India will be eligible for vaccines starting on Saturday, but doctors say there aren’t enough doses.
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The biopharmaceutical company Emergent BioSolutions, in Baltimore, Md., threw out millions of vaccine doses at its manufacturing plant over concerns of contamination.Credit.Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA, via Shutterstock
Executives of Emergent BioSolutions, the vaccine manufacturer that was forced to discard up to 15 million doses because of possible contamination, reported a shake-up in leadership on Thursday and offered the most fulsome defense yet of the company’s performance.
Urine Analysis of Coronavirus Patients may Help Predict Severity by Colleen Fleiss on April 28, 2021 at 11:20 PM
COVID-19 patients urine samples can help predict the disease s severity, according to researchers.
The study, led by researchers from Wayne State University in Detroit, US, revealed elevated levels of specific biomarkers of the immune system compared to those who were not infected with coronavirus.
In addition, levels of these inflammatory markers were higher in patients with comorbidities such as high blood pressure and diabetes.
‘Scientists hope the results of the study will translate to a regular screening process for Covid-19 patients to predict who is more likely to develop severe disease and to aid in a successful treatment strategy.’
Urine analysis of Covid patients may predict severity: Study
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New York, April 28 : Analysing urine samples of Covid-19 patients can help predict the disease s severity, according to researchers.
The study, led by researchers from Wayne State University in Detroit, US, revealed elevated levels of specific biomarkers of the immune system compared to those who were not infected with coronavirus.
In addition, levels of these inflammatory markers were higher in patients with comorbidities such as high blood pressure and diabetes.
Researchers said they undertook this study in hopes of determining whether biomarkers of Covid-19 could predict which individuals will develop overly exuberant immune responses, also called a cytokine storm.
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