This weekend it was known that the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (Aemps) stops the approval of the clinical trial or human test of the first Spanish vaccine against Covid-19 that attempts it, led by researcher Mariano Esteban. Nothing reprehensible against the team of CSIC. This type of stoppage or failure in scientific … Read more
Could mink farms be responsible for the spread of Sars-CoV-2 in Europe? This virus, responsible for the Covid-19 disease in humans, would it have spread over the Old Continent from fur farms, especially in Italy? Here is, in essence, the thesis developed in an article published on December 21 by the media Reporterre. A thesis … Read more
Question asked by Mano on 12/16/2020 Hello, You are asking us about the interest, in the treatment of Covid-19, of this antiparasitic used in human health since the beginning of the 1980s (then later for veterinary purposes). On the Internet, many sites relay the idea that its therapeutic efficacy would be proven. The thesis is … Read more
The French government has set up a vaccine committee to advise it on current projects. Between changes and political issues, its president, Marie-Paule Kieny, research director at Inserm, takes stock of Release on research into a vaccine against Covid-19. Do you think, as Emmanuel Macron said this week, that “We have perspectives […] reasonable to … Read more
Optimistic hospital data, controlled clusters and an end to the state of health emergency announced for July 10: in France, the Covid-19 epidemic seems to continue its decline with no visible sign of rebound. How to explain it? Is the episode short-lived or impossible to assess? Epidemiologist Antoine Flahault, professor of public health and director … Read more
Question asked by 05/19/2020 Hello, Your question refers to several studies published in May, which refer to the principle of immune memory, the principle of which can be recalled in a few words. On the surface and at the heart of viruses are molecules that will react with the human immune system, triggering a number … Read more
The era is paradoxical. With the coronavirus crisis, there has probably never been more talk of science in the media than in political discourse. The rate of reproduction, the cytokine storm, the protective antibodies are in everyone’s mouth. And yet the streak is not a triumph of reason. We feel like a bitter aftertaste in … Read more
This is a sharp, very technical article, pre-published (and therefore not yet proofread and validated by peers) on April 30 on the platform. BioRxyv. It reveals that there are two strains of Sars-Cov-2 (the virus responsible for Covid-19) circulating since the start of the pandemic. “This mutation is not new, but what is it is … Read more
What if the coronavirus epidemic had started in France well before the end of January? “The first cases of Covid-19? We will surely have surprises ”, says Professor William Dab, former director general of health. “The first cases surely occurred well before the start of 2020, contrary to what we initially thought, abounds Dominique Costagliola, … Read more
The alert is worrying and the many pending questions will inevitably fuel anxiety. For several weeks, several medical teams in Europe have been worried about the growing appearance of serious inflammatory syndromes in children, some of which are associated with myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle). These teams wonder about the potential link with the … Read more