Moderna announces early results of it's vaccine using mRNA. Phase 3 study with 30,000 patients. 90 in placebo arm developed covid while only 5 in the mRNA group indicating a 94.5% vaccine efficacy. Link to Moderna PDF. #coronavirus See Post

Remdesivir is being evaluated in a trial of 1600 patients over multiple sites. Early data of 150 severe patients from University of Chicago are promising with several being discharged home. The drug is made by Gilead. #coronavirus See Post

Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, is starting a hydroxychloroquine study of 15,000 healthcare workers to see if it will prevent covid-19 infection. It is called the HERO-HCQ study. #coronavirus See Post

Red Cross has started to accept plasma from patients who have recovered from coronavirus to donate to patients with severe infections. This will be part of a research study. #coronavirus See Post

April 1, 2020 - Mount Sinai in New York City has started a research study of transfusing plasma from donors who have recovered from coronavirus 21 days prior. Thousands have volunteered to donate plasma. #coronavirus See Post

Texas #coronavirus cases map by county See Post

Florida coronavirus cases county by county interactive map. #coronavirus See Post