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Lateral flow test: How the test works – advantages and disadvantages according to expert

Asked why they are being offered during this time, Professor Buchan replied: “This fast speed and large potential scale of identifying infectious people is a way of making the opening up of businesses and social spaces safer after lock-down, provided all of the people using the tests understand that a negative result is not a… Read More »

Canada didn’t need to lose 22,000 to COVID. Here’s what could have saved them

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Health Canada This month marks a full year since Canada saw its first major lockdowns as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s what we should have done differently Author of the article: Tristin Hopper Publishing date: Mar 10, 2021  •  1 day ago  •  3 minute read  •  213 Comments Article… Read More »

Virus won’t vanish despite greater vaccine availability, says expert

A Harvard proponent of rapid, inexpensive coronavirus tests has teamed up with a banking giant to measure whether testing thousands of employees several times a week can prevent cases from becoming outbreaks and provide a way to keep businesses and schools open despite the pandemic flare-ups expected to reoccur during cold and flu season, even… Read More »

Thermo Fisher plots $600M manufacturing boost to meet COVID demand—and its work won’t stop there

With COVID-19 top of mind for many contract developers and manufacturers right now, Thermo Fisher Scientific has blueprinted a manufacturing boost to tackle pandemic work in the short-term—and vastly expand capacity in the years to come.  Thermo Fisher will upgrade its bioprocessing operations with more than $ 600 million in capital investments, plus at least 1,500 new hires, the company said… Read More »