With the COVID-19 pandemic causing global devastation and leaving no stone unturned, testing for the virulent disease has become one of the most in-demand healthcare services all over the world. These test kits, from being only used sporadically in laboratories and hospitals, have become popularised and are now being disseminated widely and used in thousands […]
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Governments are spending huge amounts to maintain their countries’ economies during the COVID-19 lockdown periods and death rates remain high despite the world being almost 4 months into the pandemic. It has now become a race against time to develop a viable COVID-19 vaccine – and most importantly, one that is safe for human use.
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Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Singapore have risen above the 20,000 mark as of the first week of May 2020 and the infection is showing no signs of slowing its spread. During a trying time like this, the urgency and direness of developing a vaccine for the disease has become apparent. Singaporeans of course, are hardly
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has officially declared a global pandemic 3 months after the outbreak of a new disease affecting the respiratory system was first reported in Wuhan, China. The SARS-CoV-2, better known as the novel coronavirus 2019 or COVID-19, has caused mass hysteria in many countries after affecting almost 135,000 people worldwide and
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Measles outbreaks have been on the rise in European nations since 2017, but the number of cases of the disease have risen dramatically and to a point of concern in just the first half of this year. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared as of August 2019 that the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic,
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Health professionals and expecting mothers alike are often unsure if vaccines will adversely affect the health of the unborn baby. However, the decades-old debate about the safety of administering travel vaccines to pregnant women can finally be put to rest. There’s been enough research conducted and surveillance done on this matter by international authority in health, the
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