California coronavirus variant CAL.20C accounts for nearly half of COVID-19 cases in Southern California and about a 1/3 of cases in the state

The CAL.20C variant accounts for nearly half of COVID-19 cases in Southern California and about a third of cases in the state based on an analysis of viral genomes posted to a global database called GISAID.  More...

Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine to be tested on children aged 6yrs to 17yrs

Trial will use 300 volunteers to assess whether jab produces strong immune response in children aged six to 17

Researchers will use 300 volunteers to assess whether the jab – known as the the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine – produces a strong immune response in children aged between six and 17.  More...