Paula Lindo Friday 1 May 2020 UWI has been approached by the World Health Organization (WHO) to do “solidarity trials” as part of its contribution to the regional effort to deal with the covid19 pandemic. The protocols of these studies are being reviewed by the ethics committees of UWI and the Ministry of Health, which will … Continue reading
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Virologist: Children can spread covid19 (April 30, 2020)
Paula Lindo Thursday 30 April 2020 STUDIES have shown that while young people and children are less likely to experience severe manifestations of covid19, they get a similar viral load to adults and can therefore spread the virus just as quickly as adults. Professor of molecular genetics and virology Dr Christine Carrington said it was therefore … Continue reading