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Coronavirus: temporary immunity noticed in contaminated nursing staff

According to a study by the Institut Pasteur, several members of the nursing staff have been contaminated by Covid-19 and have developed temporary immunity, momentarily protecting them from a new infection.

Coronavirus: a vaccine available in February or March 2021.

According to the Institut Pasteur, a vaccine against coronavirus could be available “in February or March 2021” in light of the progress of the research in France and in the world. Good news that sticks to the deadline given by the government for mid-2021.

Coronavirus: the Institut Pasteur express reservations about herd immunity

The Institut Pasteur released a sero-epidemiologic study based on tests detecting antibodies in a high school in Oise. Results show the immunity threshold is currently not enough to consider herd immunity in France while deconfinement is getting just around the corner.

Coronavirus: The Institut Pasteur says hasty deconfinement could lead to a high risk of a second wave

Less than 6% of French have been infected by coronavirus. A percentage too law to avoid a second epidemic wave, the Institut Pasteur says.

Coronavirus: clinical studies for the vaccine against Covid-19 quicker than expected?

Institut Pasteur scientifc head Christophe Denfert was invited this Sunday April 5 on France Info. He was really positive as for the current research for a vaccine against coronavirus, explaining clinical trials could happen quicker than expected.