Covid-19 urges policy makers and the big pharma to fasten vaccine developments and possible treatments for the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. Will the vaccine be specific to Covid-19 only, or will it be suitable for all SARS coronaviruses? Will it be suitable to all ages? What are the greatest challenges...

Special edition on coronavirus: check out the ESMH selection of 25 news published in the last 2 weeks on the web.

Interview on COVID-19 with Ilaria Capua, DVM, PhD, Director of the One Health Center of Excellence for Research and Training, University of Florida, USA.     There are tests for COVID-19 which detects the virus, other which detects antibodies. Could you briefly describe the differences of these two tests?...

During the Coronavirus crises, the European Science-Media Hub is collecting and publishing a regular update of the most relevant releases provided by EU institutions and other European and global actors. 🆕 Last Update : 16 April

Interview on COVID-19 with Helena Legido-Quigley, Associate Professor of Global Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and at the National University of Singapore.     What role has Spain played in the COVID-19 pandemic?   Helena Legido-Quigley: Spain has been slow, but as equally...

During the Coronavirus crises, the European Science-Media Hub is collecting and publishing a regular update of the most relevant releases provided by EU institutions and other European and global actors. 🆕 Last Update : 10 April

As countries around the world implement national pandemic plans, we take a look at some of the research strategies being pursued to tackle Covid-19.

Tackling the Covid-19 pandemic, a scientist’s opinion   We speak with Professor Giovanni Rezza, MD, Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy about the EU’s announcement of funding for research to tackle Covid-19, and current efforts to develop...