Trying a Quick Screen

Jul 23, 2020

Officials in Racine, Wisc., are trying out a cheaper, faster approach to screen for COVID-19, Wired reports.

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The Scan

More Details Wanted

Nature News writes that additional details about the UK plan for an agency to support high-risk, high-reward science are needed.

And a Third

The New York Times reports that the US Food and Drug Administration has authorized Johnson & Johnson's SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.

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