russian-vaccine Incorrectly designed and rushed Covid-19 vaccine could actually AGGRAVATE infection, Russian virology expert warns A rapidly produced vaccine has already been completed and trialed in Russia, and will soon be registered and undergo mass production. The country is just one of many in the race to produce an effective immunization against the disease. According to Chepurnov, if the vaccinated person already has specific antibodies, coronavirus could actually intensify after receiving the vaccine. “That is why research on vaccine prototypes is needed,” he said. “When people work on vaccines in some countries, they publish their results immediately and it’s clear what we are dealing with. And here I don’t see any publications.” While many foreign companies post results and information about their vaccine online, and others publish results in scientific journals, Russia’s most promising vaccine has been developed and trialed in complete secrecy. In conjunction with the country’s Ministry of Defense, Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology has produced a home-grown coronavirus vaccine due to be registered next week. Medical workers and the elderly will be first on the list to receive the immunization. Vector, Chepurnov’s former employer, is also in the process of developing a vaccination. bc B.C. is no longer a model for COVID-19 prevention — and getting back to that stage is not guaranteed Young people account for most of the new spike in cases, but that could change. The months when British Columbia could pat itself on the back for dealing with COVID-19 better than nearly any other place in Canada or the entirety of the United States have come to an end. In the past month, the number of daily active cases in the province has quadrupled from about 10 a day to more than 40. The number of active cases has more than doubled, reaching levels not seen since May. Outbreaks are now widespread enough to require the self-isolation of more than 1,500 British Columbians. There are now more active cases per capita in B.C. than Ontario. In other words, it's not good. "The province, back in June and July, was right on the knife edge," said Daniel Coombs, a University of British Columbia mathematician who has been helping the provincial government with its modelling for COVID-19 since the outbreak began.

US U.S. sets record as coronavirus cases top 5 million (Reuters) - The United States set a record for coronavirus cases on Saturday, with more than 5 million people now infected, according to a Reuters tally, as the country’s top infectious diseases official offered hope earlier this week that an effective vaccine might be available by year-end.