Posts Tagged ‘Covid-19’
New insights into COVID-19 disinfection
Whether or not a disinfectant is effective against a certain type of virus depends, among other reasons, on the structure of the virus, Steinmann explains: ‘Coronavirus is covered by a lipid membrane which stores proteins. This makes it susceptible to alcohol-based disinfectants because they destroy the membrane and inactivate the virus.’ If this membrane is…
Read MorePfizer’s new corona vaccine is 90% effective, and it may produce 1.3 billion doses in year 2021
On November 9, Pfizer announced on its official website that the mRNA new crown vaccine candidate BNT162b2 developed in cooperation with the German company BioNTech has proven to be more than 90% effective, far higher than the 50% required by the FDA. Analysis of vaccinated persons and placebo patients (a total of 94 confirmed cases…
Read MoreCovid-19 prevention: When to sanitize your hands?
In what situations should we sanitize our hands to prevent contagion of Covid-19 and other infectious diseases? Hand hygiene, either with soap and water or with hydroalcoholic solutions, has become one of the main tools to stop the transmission of Covid-19. But, are we clear when we should sanitize our hands? In this article we…
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