Interview with whistleblower Rick Bright angers presidentUS lockdown protests may have spread virus widely, cellphone data suggestsThe voters who back Trump, even through the pandemicCoronavirus – latest global updatesGet a fresh perspective on America – sign up to our First Thing newsletter 2.47pm BST The Guardian’s Kenya Evelyn reports on the American Civil Liberties Union’s opposition to “immunity passports”:The US’s largest civil rights group released an analysis in opposition of providing Americans with documentation showing they’ve recovered from the coronavirus. 2.30pm BST This is Joan Greve, taking over the blog from Martin Pengelly.The biotechnology company Moderna said it has seen promising results in its first human safety tests for a potential coronavirus vaccine. The company reported that in eight patients who had been followed for a month and a half, the vaccine at low and medium doses triggered blood levels of virus-fighting antibodies that were similar or greater than those found in patients who recovered. That would suggest, but doesn’t prove, that it triggers some level of immunity. The antibody-rich blood plasma donated by patients who have recovered is separately being tested to determine whether it is an effective therapy or preventive measure for covid-19. …The data released Monday by Moderna is encouraging, but represents only a first step in a long process to bring a vaccine to market. It comes from an interim report on dozens of patients followed over weeks, whereas vaccine studies require broad testing in thousands of patients followed over many months or years. Continue reading…
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