In the first article we looked at face masks (when do you need to where one and why?); in the second we looked at disinfection (which disinfectants work best?); and the third topic was social distancing (why is 2 metres considered to be a safe distance?) The subject matter for the fourth article was the lockdown and whether the idea of an 'immunity passport' is a good idea (which is probably isn't). For the firth dive into COVID-19 subjects, we look at where we are with vaccine development, what the most promising antivirals are, and what do the different tests for coronavirus do and how do they vary?In this article, the topic is testing, vaccines and other efforts to help to combat the disease.

A laboratory technician works on coronavirus samples at "Fire Eye" laboratory in Wuhan

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A fluorescent antibody (DFA) stain reveals the presence of rabies viral antigen in a tissue sample harvested from a mandibular salivary gland, suspected of being infected with rabies.

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A nurse wearing blue gloves administers a vaccine into a male patient's arm.

Rhoda Baer (National Institutes of Health)

Images of COVID-19 released by US science agencies

John SAEKI, AFP

France has now detected a total of 11 cases of the novel coronavirus

JEFF PACHOUD, AFP/File

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