to the journal mBio."A clinical trial with MMR in high-risk populations may provide a 'low-risk--high-reward' preventive measure in saving lives during this unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic," they wrote. There's no serious risk to giving the vaccine to most people and the approach might be especially effective for protecting health care workers, they said."If we're wrong, well,…
Take the stairs, not the elevator, down from your hotel room. Encourage people to bring their own food and drinks to your cookout. Use hand sanitizer after banking at an ATM. Call ahead to restaurants and nail salons to make sure staff are wearing face coverings. And no high-fives — or even elbow bumps —…
Many epidemiologists are already comfortable going to the doctor, socializing with small groups outside or bringing in mail, despite the coronavirus. But unless there’s an effective vaccine or treatment first, it will be more than a year before many say they will be willing to go to concerts, sporting events or religious services. And some…
Masturah Adams in a striped shirt coordinating the soup kitchen in Bo-Kaap. (Supplied) A Bo-Kaap mother expanded her yearly soup kitchen during Ramadaan to help feed more than 1 000 people in Cape Town during the lockdown. She helped the community set up communication and food distribution channels, and means for the elderly to get medicine…
Friends of Thandolwethu, a non-profit working in the area, set up a Backabuddy that has raised R15,000 this far. Donate to the Samora CAN soup kitchen here. Friends of Thandolwethu's Annalisa Contrafatto said their focus was to set up an early development centre (ECD) in the community, but they soon changed focus to help Samora CAN when…
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Seattle, WA - Food Safety News announced today its transition to 501(c)(3) nonprofit status and the launch of FSN+, a reader-supported membership program, marking a significant milestone in the organization's commitment to independent food safety journalism. The transition addresses the evolving challenges facing independent media while ensuring the 16-year-old publication can continue delivering critical coverage