Saturday, April 25, 2020

Australian doctor among the first injected in coronavirus vaccine trial

An Australian doctor is one of the first two people in the world to be injected in human trials for a potential coronavirus vaccine which could be rolled out this year.

Dr O'Neill, who has been researching radiation oncology at the university for two years, has not been told whether he's been given the trial vaccine or if he's part of the control group.

Scientists across the globe are rushing to develop a treatment or vaccine for the fast-spreading coronavirus that has killed more than 191,000 people and ravaged financial markets.

Australia's chief doctor is among a chorus of health experts warning against drinking or injecting disinfectant after Donald Trump opined whether it might cure coronavirus.

Mr Trump said on Thursday that scientists should explore whether inserting light or disinfectant into the bodies of people infected with the new coronavirus might help them clear the disease.

"Supposing we hit the body with a tremendous, whether it's ultraviolet or just very powerful light supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do, either through the skin or in some other way?".

The White House has since insisted that Mr Trump had been taken out of context and urged people to seek coronavirus treatment only after conferring with their doctors.

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2020/04/25/coronavirus-vaccine-australian-doctor/

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