Update on COVID-19 vaccine

Astrazeneca is currently working on a vaccine against COVID-19 and has reported on early findings of tests carried out in human volunteers.

Published in The Lancet of 20th July, the paper gives details of results of a study carried out on 1077 volunteers who were either given the COVID-19 or a meningitis vaccine.

The researchers found that the COVID-19 vaccine was generally well tolerated with causation of mild side effects which were easily controlled by paracetamol. 

The vaccine gave promising results in that it elicited a response from the subjects' immune system of antibody and cellular type.

Currently there are 160 vaccines undergoing research in a global effort to combat the devastating coronavirus pandemic.

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31604-4/fulltext

Here we go again

In my previous post I had hinted at an end to restrictions caused by the pandemic. Unfortunately events are showing otherwise. In retrospect I realise that I was being overly optimistic about a resolution to the COVID-19 problem. Which is not to say that things won't sort themselves out....just that we might have to wait a little longer.

All this roller-coaster of events puts strain on the psyche...especially on the brains of young children and adults who are growing up in a rapidly changing and sometimes scary world.

For this reason I suggest that you go through the following article I came across online. Especially if you have young children at home and are finding it challenging to keep them as happy as possible. Worth reading! 

https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/how-protect-your-familys-mental-health-face-coronavirus-disease-covid-19